Peace is an interlude- By R.Krishnamurthy

A war produces a hero
Leaving his wife a widow
His child is an orphan

His body is wrapped in a flag
The band plays a marshal song
A wreath is placed on his coffin

The war probably ends in a victory
He gets a gallantry award posthumously
His photo appears in the newspapers

The world lapses into a routine
Till there is another mutiny
It will reenact the tragedy.

If peace is a clear blue sky
War is like a dark cloud
Either is only an interlude.