War Or Peace

[Raoul D'Harmental]

Thanks Alexandra. It's great you write and paint too. I find the two complement and feed off each other. I'll have a look at your posts! R

[Raoul D'Harmental]

Thanks MHenry!

[Raoul D'Harmental]

Thank you Suz-zen for the compliments! R

[Raoul D'Harmental]

Thanks for reading this thrice. Much appreciated

[MHenry]

Hi, Raoul, A great poem and a fantastic piece of art. Congratulations!

[Suz-zen]

Really like the poem and the art, Raoul.
Thank you for sharing both!

[Odonko-ba]

Strikingly prophetic. Read it three times love it.

[AlexandratheLate]

Contrasting beautifully done. Love the trompe l'oeil. I am also an artist of paint. Stunning!

[Brainwreck]

I like the dichotomy of your poem. I get it. Yay, The art is also amazing

[Raoul D'Harmental]

'War' and 'Peace' are keys to worlds distinct,
And though by my ring the two are linked,
You cannot choose both; you must choose one
For of worlds where both reign, I know none.

There's no peaceful war or warring peace;
Where one begins, the other must cease.
Like life and death, two sides of a coin,
Are War and Peace; 'tween them there's no join.

(The trompe l'oeil below was sketched to accompany this poem)