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Peace Is Possible – a haiku

Peace Is Possible

conflict’s viral load
burdens this covid-struck land
mediation’s role?

our determined corps
peacemakers till rock-strewn fields
undaunted by drought
 

change enkindles fear
inequality breeds hate
hardship exhausts hope
 

*communication*
vital ingredient in
answer’s recipe
 

we mediators
are called to share our insight:
peace. is. possible. 

 

                        author

Daniel Dana

Holding the Ph.D. in psychology, Dan Dana served for several years as a professor of organizational behavior at the University of Hartford (Connecticut) Graduate School of Business, and has held faculty appointments at Syracuse University and several other institutions. (A former student once called him "Doctor Conflict," and the moniker stuck!) Dan… MORE >

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