Poem - Path Of Peace

Path Of Peace
By: Paul Mc Cann

Peace is an easy path to tread
Peace is where our fears are mislaid
Peace is beginning to restore
Peace for each man, woman and child
Peace for the troubled streets gone wild
Peace is for the old and the young
Peace in the end will overcome
Peace builds trust into a lifestyle
Peace is a friendly open hand
Peace is a place to understand
Peace in the end will overcome
Peace is for the old and the young
Peace is a legacy to leave
Peace is when we don't have to grieve
Peace is and end to all the hate
Peace is why we negotiate
Peace for all the victims of war

Lyrics - Peace of Mind

"Peace of Mind"
By: Boston

Now if you're feelin' kinda low 'bout the dues you've been paying
Future's coming much too slow
And you wanna run but somehow you just keep on stayin'
Can't decide on which way to go
Yeah, yeah, yeah

I understand about indecision
But I don't care if I get behind
People livin' in competition
All I want is to have my peace of mind

Now you're climbin' to the top of the company ladder
Hope it doesn't take too long
Can't cha see there'll come a day when it won't matter
Come a day when you'll be gone

I understand about indecision
But I don't care if I get behind
People livin' in competition
All I want is to have my peace of mind

Take a look ahead, take a look ahead, yeah, yeah, yeah

Now everybody's got advice they just keep on givin'
Doesn't mean too much to me
Lot's of people out to make-believe they're livin'
Can't decide who they should be

I understand about indecision
But I don't care if I get behind
People livin' in competition
All I want is to have my peace of mind

Take a look ahead, take a look ahead. Look ahead.

Poem - Longlive Peace

"Longlive Peace"
By: Shik Mds

Peace is all we want
Peace is all we need
Peace is all we ask
Peace is all we desire

There’s something we should do
That’s not been done
Something we can win
That’s not been won
Something we can shout out
To end all the brutal war games
We Want peace

Case for war was fake,
Don’t let it fade
More lives can be saved
Got to be brave
Something we can shout out,
We want peace, and we want it right now
Talking is Free

All we hunger is Peace
All we miss is Peace
All we lack is Peace
Peace is all we want

Peace is all we ask
It’s not a big task
Believe me
It’s easy.

Peace is all we want
Peace is all we need
Peace is all we want
Peace is all we need

All we wish is peace..please

Lyrics - Peace And Love

"Peace And Love"
By: Fountains of Wayne

Peace and love
Peace and love
That's all I'm thinking of baby
Peace and love

Riding around in a Volkswagen van
Thinking 'bout the people upside-down in Japan
Staring at the stars in a distant galaxy
Wondering if there's someone out there staring back at me singing

Peace and love
Peace and love
That's all I'm thinking of baby
Peace and love

Lying on the floor just playing my guitar
Trying to find the chords for "Just The Way You Are"
Plane crash flashing on my TV
Well it could have been you, baby
It could have been me

We'll never live forever
But baby things could be worse
Cause when we get together we are one with the Universe

Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont
Open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant
Got crazy karma, never harmed a single soul
So if you want to join me then together we'll grow old singing

Peace and love
Peace and love
That's all I'm thinking of baby
Peace and love

Dialogue

The Horseback Rider - William Adolphe Bouguereau Critique #2

Artist: William Adolphe Bouguereau

Title: The Horseback Rider

Country: France

Medium: Oil on Canvas

With the current day in age being so stressful due to economic problems, war, government, and jobs, people tend to forget the peace and harmony of the simple things in life. The things that you don't need to spend money on to have them, they are just good moments that you can enjoy by yourself or with others. The simple things such as playing with a friend in contact with the beauty of nature, as shown in the painting, The Horseback Rider, by William Adolphe Bouguereau.

William Adolphe Bouguereau was a French academic painter. He was a traditionalist and his almost photo-realistic style was very popular with rich art patrons. In the painting “The Horseback Rider” William Adolphe Bouguereau uses background and foreground, movement and cool colors to express the join and innocence of childhood.

The background shows the beauty of nature, the sun is shining and a viewer can see the distance between the green place and the city, which is briefly shown behind the trees. It gives perspective to the painting. The foreground shows two girls playing one on the others back. Both children are dressed in peasants clothing, showing that despite their lack of money and social status, they still can, and are experiencing great joy in their lives.

The Horseback Rider also shows movement. The one girl is willing to support the other, and her smile indicates the willingness and joy she takes in the task. The girl on top, though perhaps a bit nervous, trusts in the other not to drop her.  

Oil on canvas is the medium of the painting. Cool colors such as blue and green help a viewer to see a moment of harmony and enjoyment, in contact with the beauty of nature. The facial expressions were also painted carefully. One girl is really enjoying the game, and the other one, who is sitting on the back of the smiling girl, shows that perhaps there is not as much joy in it as there once was. This could indicate that she is growing up and leaving her childhood behind her.

William Adolphe Bouguereau succeeded using foreground and background, movement and cool colors to create a painting that attracts the viewer not only for its beauty and harmony, but also because of its true meaning. Many people forget how important is to enjoy the simple pleasures of life, even more in childhood, a season that goes fast and leave memories forever.

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