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AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS & WRITERS FOR PEACE
THE BOW OF PEACE by Anthony Pahl

[Above] Photo of Anthony Pahl by Anthony Pahl, 2003.

Anthony Pahl

THE BOW OF PEACE
(An English Sonnet)

Oh gracious Peace, I dream of thee

Exquisitely framed in Liberty.

Myriad candles in the serene quiet night

Cleanse blackened canyons of war and strife

And illuminate the pillars of Freedom’s quest

While flickering softly in thy gentle breath.

Oh sacred Peace, invade our minds;

And upon Honour’s thermals soar divine.

In Freedom’s warmth grow straight and tall

And compromises… refuse them all!

Teach them Peace, teach them to see

That thy worth is naught without Liberty.

Teach and permit humankind to know

That Freedom’s the arrow and Peace, the bow.

About the Poet Anthony Pahl

Anthony “Bushranger” Pahl enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in 1967 at the age of 17 and served for over 20 years. He was stationed at numerous Air Force bases throughout Australia and served as a helicopter gunner in Vietnam with 9 Squadron RAAF in 1969 – 1970. Anthony has been writing poetry since 1988 and maintains several websites including that of the International War Veterans’ Poetry Archives and his personal website. He writes on all manner of subjects but as a Vietnam Veteran, he has an affinity for war/veteran related poetry. An untrained and self-taught wordsmith, Anthony rarely writes to conform to “accepted” styles or formats, preferring instead to express as the mood and subject takes him, and to sculpt his works to reflect his motivations and perspectives as closely as possible. Anthony was recently honoured by the International Community for the Relief of Starvation and Suffering – Canada with the ICROSS CANADA Humanitarian of the Year Award for 2004 for his artistic ability in the design and maintenance of the ICROSS CANADA Webpage and for spreading the word to the world about ICROSS CANADA’s efforts to help the HIV/AIDS Orphans and suffering poor in the 3rd World.
   [Above] Photo of Anthony Pahl by Anthony Pahl, 2003.

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