Sandbox

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Joanna M. Weston

Today we remember those who have died in war, and we long for a time when there is peace in our hearts, in our hands, in our world … Remembrance Day …

SANDBOX

let there be a time
when darkness does not burst
into falling walls and broken glass
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let there be a night
when guns do not argue
possession of life or land

let there be a day
when sirens do not sing
canticles of invasion

let there be a time
when children play
in the sandbox of peace

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first published in Disarming News

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About Joanna M. Weston

Born in England, she lives in British Columbia. She is married with three sons, Joanna has an MA from the University of British Columbia. She has published in numerous anthologies and in magazines in Canada, the US, UK, and New Zealand, such as Canadian Women's Studies, Convolvus, Endless Mountains Review, Grain, Green's Magazine, Prairie Fire, Spin, Wascana Review, CBC Gallery, and many more...
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