Peaceful Words
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Students around the world were invited to submit a poem about peace to the United Nations. Here are some examples of peaceful words created by children around the world. More peace poems can be found here .

Please Note: The poems displayed below were not created by the students
who submitted artwork for this gallery. * * * *

"As I look around the world I sigh,
And think, We could at least give peace a try."
Exeter-West Greenwich Junior High
West Greenwich , RI , US

"Peace is like a poppy, growing in a field,
Peace is like a cut, being stitched and healed."

Chemong Public School
Bridgenorth , Ontario , Canada

"In the sky we see a dove
The dove means peace, the dove means love."
Canberra Church of England Girls’ Grammar Junior School
Deakin , Australia

"Don’t shoot at me, my friend,
I’m the same as you...a man.
"
Varga Katalin Gimnazium
Szolnok , Hungary

"Pieces Pieces Pieces... Stitch them with the threads
of non-violence, love, and equality. Ah hah! Beautiful dress of Peace!"
Global Vision Students (attached to Madarai Kamaraj University )
Madarai , India
"And we dream to make not just a world,
... but a just world.
"
Integrated School
Bacolod City , Philippines