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Lantern Floating Ceremony Greenlake, August 6, 2015
Like water falling
over slick rock
thirsty souls beg
for peace, justice
This is our cry
Taiko drums echo
the cries of years ago.
Voices sing, “peace like a river”
This is our prayer
Silently people walk
to the shore, lanterns lit
floating messages of hope.
The water is witness.
Lantern Floating Ceremony Greenlake, August 6, 2015
Like water falling
over slick rock
thirsty souls beg
for peace, justice
This is our cry
Taiko drums echo
the cries of years ago.
Voices sing, “peace like a river”
This is our prayer
Silently people walk
to the shore, lanterns lit
floating messages of hope.
The water is witness.
Linda Thompson 59, Kenmore
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