Horizons of Peace (Gandhian Philosophy)

Barbara Di Sacco

In black and white scrolled the images

of the thin figure wrapped in white light.

It was Mahatma Gandhi and his aura.

Immense strength of tender figure, so great in the world

Separating the impure at its own cost

Drawing human dignity

With the faint voice of superhuman power

Of sovereign spirit

Shouting at the crowds, unhinging doors

Without any violence.

Using the firm no, in the firmness of the wrist and fist

in which lies the freedom of every person

Exploited by dark power.

Crossing continents, marching rights struggles

Up to Boer land, opening the way

To the future Mandela, to the choruses of peace in his footsteps.

Voices, loud hymns and men

From the mountains of Tibet to the Americas in his own name of Bapu.

Bio: Barbara Di Sacco, Italian poet, was born in Tuscany in 1964. Her poetry is very committed to issues of world peace, human, civil and environmental rights. Strongly believes in the power of literature as a peace crusade source of love for humanity. Supports the importance of knowing the history from which to draw to implement new perspectives.

Mahatma Gandhi is an immense guide, hope for peace. 

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Setu, October 2023 :: Gandhian Philosophy