Pigeon Talk: A few thoughts about peace

	Basically birds of a feather flock together:
	doves talk to doves
	hawks talk to hawks

	What I'd luv ta see
	is more cross-feathered communication

	More folks need to listen to other species
	without flying into a rage

	We need to protect our roost
	without turning chicken
	but also recognise
	the world is a vast henhouse
	not a narrow cage

	Alas –
	most humans are too bird-brained
	& despite pecks and coos
	ruffling feathers is mainly what we do.

	Can we soar higher 
	than swallow-tailed kites,
	or must we remain grounded 
	as kakapos at night?


Satoru:   One thing we need to accept is that humans are tribal in many ways.

Frida:    All too often, that's true: we communicate only with those within our 
          own clan and view the rest of the world as hostile – or at best, indifferent.

Ying:     Aren't global communications breaking down some of that tribal identity?

Dmiritri: I'd like to think so . . .


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from Peace Pieces: Reflections on Violence and Conflict Resolution by T Newfields
SUMMARY: An image of some pigeons, poem about clannishness, and dialog about tribal identity.
KEYWORDS: clannishness, tribal identity, human cages, bird metaphors

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955)
Begun: 2005 in Tokyo, Japan ⩝ Finished: 2020 in Yokohama, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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