Vie

a poem by Jayati

Give me lotus
Fly the pigeons
Hoist white flags
Rejoice;
Friends out of foes
Bury their hatchets
Treaty Elysee
Versailles;
Germany and France
Anniversary ties
Celebrate across
Forty years;
Frown the cynics
Green eyed
Utter unkind words; Old…
Not to forget, dear anxious,
“Old is gold”
“Peace Courageous.”