It seems better to remember peace than dwell on war.  These verses are examples of poetry from around the world which express an aspiration for peace. It was our hope That all the world’s oceans Be joined in peace So why do the winds and waves Now rise up in angry rage? No lines exist Which sector off the sky So high above Though the nations of this earth Are all bound by borders. I still remember those days of peace — Twenty years among mountains and forests, The pure stream running past my yard, The caves and valleys at my door. I dream of a wave of peace A…