Poem Themes
THEMES FOR POEMS
PEACE
- What is Peace?
- Where does it abide?
- How is it created?
- How is it destroyed?
- As a peacemaker, how can you contribute to peace?
- Consider five aspects of peace: inner, family, community, environmental, global.
DIVERSITY
- In what ways are you different?
- How has that challenged you?
- How has it served you?
- What gifts have emerged?
- How can you share these gifts with the world?
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
- Consider a situation where you experienced conflict.
- What were your options?
- How did you respond?
- Was it successful?
- What did you learn?
- Would you respond differently if faced with the same circumstances?
SIMILARITIES
- In what ways are we all the same?
- What dreams do we all share?
- What basic needs do we share?
- What is the source of happiness?
- What is the source of hatred?
- Is it possible to view fellow humans as brothers and sisters?
- How would this effect peace?
COMPASSION AND FORGIVENESS
- Think of a time when someone physically or emotionally hurt you or someone you love.
- What do you think were the motives?
- What would you see if you viewed the world through the eyes of the perpetrator?
- What is compassion?
- What is forgiveness, why is it important and who benefits?
ADVERSITY
- Describe a situation in your life where adversity has led to purpose and peace.
SPIRITUALITY & RELIGION
- What role does religion and spirituality have in the creation, destruction and preservation of peace?