International Peace Day 21 September Poem

Strangest Dream

Last night I had the strangest dream,
I'd never dreamed before;
I dreamed the world had all agreed
To put an end to war.

I dreamed I saw a mighty room,
The room was full of men,
And the paper they were signing said,
They'd never fight again.

And when the paper was all signed
And a million copies made,
They all joined hands and bowed their heads
And grateful prayers were prayed.

And the people in the streets below
Were dancing round and round,
And swords and guns and uniforms
Were scattered on the ground.

Last night I dreamed the strangest dream,
I'd never dreamed before;
I dreamed the world had all agreed
To put an end to war.

Ed McCurdy 1951
from A Jet Black Sunrise