Peace

Why oh why
Must the world be with?
anger and hatred
filling the atmosphere
Guns always killing
Hearts always breaking
Beauty constantly being destroyed
The days become short
The nights become longer
Staying awake, to stay
Safe, sheltered, protected
From the hostility
Only in the night
Then the day
Brings the news
The deadly news
Where is grandma?
She is on the news
A tear I shed
So don’t you see?
What a fist can bring
One little threat can cause some ones life to end
Emotionally and physically
If you take a moment to be patient and kind
Or stop and smell the flowers
A person’s life will be saved
From destruction of fervor or deep desire

Sally + Megan Gillis

A Helping Hand

People say that the sun will come out tomorrow,
others disagree.

They think it will be dark
stay dark
the dark of forever
but I think that can be changed
if one person takes a step up and lends a hand
to charity,
the needy
reaching out
a helping hand can be held
with every tear that reaches the ground,
with every house that is destroyed,
a helping hand can be held
with every natural or not
disaster that strikes upon the earth
we can help
reaching out
helping with hands
those hands
these hands
a difference is made
me, you ,us, them
they, we , us, she, I
can help
with one or more
Helping hands


Megan + Sally Gillis

Boston

I live in a town known as Boston
It's very easy to get lost in
With all the curious tourists
And the history of Fenway Park
Lively, admired pubs
And music in the dark

The talk of Quincy Market
And history of the Freedom Trail
The many brave people who were here,
Like William Bradford on the Mayflower,
That was such a great sail.

Towers like the John Hancock
And places like JP Licks
That everyone knows and loves,
The two hundred year old houses
That are built with bricks

As you can probably see
Everything great was here
The supreme live entertainment
And Sam Adams beer.

Sally Gillis