Please, Please, Let There Be No More
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Please, Please, Let There Be No More
As another sad chapter inUlster
From so many of her people a silent prayer ascends,
That the blind hatred which has torn this land apart
Would no longer find a home in one solitary heart,
And that the ceasefire, once broken, now thankfully restored
Would see a permanent end to the violence, so deplored,
With no more precious lives claimed by an assassin's gun;
No more thriving businesses bombed to oblivion;
No more human debris in body bags being placed;
No more attempts to justify such iniquitous waste;
No more distraught loved ones by an open graveside,
Mourning yet another victim who should never have died,
Coldly executed, but yet whose only crime
Was being in the wrong place, at the wrong time;
And no more need for journalists to report such stories,
Every one of them heartbreaking human tragedies:-
Like a father's agony, feeling his dying daughter's touch,
And hearing her last words - "Daddy, I love you very much;"
Or "Can you come mind us, granny?" - the words a little boy said,
"For bad men have come here and shot my daddy dead."
Yes, to those who can stop such, the peace-loving masses implore -
No return to violence, please, please, let there be no more;
Stop the bloodshed and mayhem, for 'tis sheer insanity,
And, from the cruel chains of terror, at last set us free!
© Ian Caughey
As another sad chapter in
From so many of her people a silent prayer ascends,
That the blind hatred which has torn this land apart
Would no longer find a home in one solitary heart,
And that the ceasefire, once broken, now thankfully restored
Would see a permanent end to the violence, so deplored,
With no more precious lives claimed by an assassin's gun;
No more thriving businesses bombed to oblivion;
No more human debris in body bags being placed;
No more attempts to justify such iniquitous waste;
No more distraught loved ones by an open graveside,
Mourning yet another victim who should never have died,
Coldly executed, but yet whose only crime
Was being in the wrong place, at the wrong time;
And no more need for journalists to report such stories,
Every one of them heartbreaking human tragedies:-
Like a father's agony, feeling his dying daughter's touch,
And hearing her last words - "Daddy, I love you very much;"
Or "Can you come mind us, granny?" - the words a little boy said,
"For bad men have come here and shot my daddy dead."
Yes, to those who can stop such, the peace-loving masses implore -
No return to violence, please, please, let there be no more;
Stop the bloodshed and mayhem, for 'tis sheer insanity,
And, from the cruel chains of terror, at last set us free!
© Ian Caughey
A poem from the book “Touching Hearts”
In a world where terrorism has now become a global threat in the wake of the September 11th attacks of 2001, the reality of fear has rarely been more palpable and prevalent.
The poem below, a heartfelt plea for a permanent end to the violence inNorthern Ireland
Whilst this poem is set within the context of the Northern Ireland ”Troubles”, yet its sentiments on the appallingly tragic consequences of violence, coupled with the yearnings for true and genuine peace, are likely to resonate strongly with many people.
In the Sermon on the Mount the Lord Jesus Christ taught “Blessed are the peacemakers”, later in this same chapter instructing His hearers to pray for their enemies. In heeding this undeniably difficult command, and in supporting and praying for those labouring for peace, we too can pay a valuable part, and in so doing share the reward of being a peacemaker.
In a world where terrorism has now become a global threat in the wake of the September 11th attacks of 2001, the reality of fear has rarely been more palpable and prevalent.
The poem below, a heartfelt plea for a permanent end to the violence in
Whilst this poem is set within the context of the Northern Ireland ”Troubles”, yet its sentiments on the appallingly tragic consequences of violence, coupled with the yearnings for true and genuine peace, are likely to resonate strongly with many people.
In the Sermon on the Mount the Lord Jesus Christ taught “Blessed are the peacemakers”, later in this same chapter instructing His hearers to pray for their enemies. In heeding this undeniably difficult command, and in supporting and praying for those labouring for peace, we too can pay a valuable part, and in so doing share the reward of being a peacemaker.
