Peace

by Stuart McFarlane / July 5th, 2026

Hour by hour we pray for peace.
Peace for all Humankind.
But why not just be honest?
We wouldn’t know what to do with it.

Stuart McFarlane has spent many years, both abroad and in the UK, teaching English. In the UK this mainly involved teaching Esol to refugees and asylum seekers. He is now semi-retired and so can devote more time to writing poetry. He has had poems published in local magazines and online publications such as 'Borderless Journal', based in Malaysia and 'Culture Matters' and 'The Recusant', based in the UK. Read other articles by Stuart.

This article was posted on Sunday, July 5th, 2026 at 8:00am and is filed under Poetry.