peace Archives - Khaya Ronkainen

Who Speaks for Peace?

Posted on 03/01/2026 by Khaya Ronkainen / 5 Comments

Peace— in a temple of powerone god calls himself a leaderanother calls himself the leaderother gods chime inproclaiming their godlinessall these gods declare wa...

A white dove on an olive branch for peace.

Poetry

Ceasefire

Posted on 04/01/2024 by Khaya Ronkainen

Call for calm amidst world’s angstEchoes of peace where battles bendA pause in the storm, even thoughSome seek to avenge the deep lossEvery soul yearns for peac...

Poetry

Midnight Cycling

Posted on 07/31/2022 by Khaya Ronkainen

Closest to midnight —We swish past sleepy villages at full speedcoming back from the only bar in town.Someone somewhere shouts:“YOLO! You. Only. Live. Once.”I’m...