Elath

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia,
Hu Jintao of China,
Kgalema Motlanta of South Africa,
Cristina Kirchner of Argentina,
Stephen Harper of Canada,
Gorden Brown of Britain,
Lee Myung-Bak Of South Korea,
A loud wailing throughout the land!
And then we were scattered like the articles of silver and gold.

Elath, arise and try to learn more from others too;
For you have repaid me evil for righteousness.
Elath, sometimes you behave like an abnormal person;
But peace is better than war!
And we have to live very peaceful with one another on this earth.
Leaders may come and go and Kings may come and go as well,
But the heart should be very pure to all on this earth;
For morrow comes and we are no more.

poem by Edward Kofi Louis
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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