Elusive Peace in Modern Times

By Nicholas Veronis

The ancient Greeks said, "The unexamined life is not worth living." In modern times, we continue to search for meaning and peace. Technology overwhelms us with anxiety and a fear of missing out. We pollute our planet and kill our animals. Our smart phones, televisions, and computers consume our time, keeping us from recharging and examining our lives. We are bombarded by so much information but less knowledge. Our quiet time is lost. We pray less. Truth becomes more elusive as corruption and greed overwhelm our institutions of justice, medicine, law, and politics. Goodness and common sense become lost in the madness. These poems reflect my thoughts on modern times. There is still hope if we look within for the truth.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Aug 19, 2020
• ISBN: 9781098018818

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Elusive Peace in Modern Times

Nicholas A. Veronis

Copyright © 2020 by Nicholas A. Veronis

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Table of Contents

The Virus

A Birthday

Conflict

Courage

Death

Depression

Discipline

Disunity

Euphoria

Evil

Excess

Football

Freedom

Glory

Gun Control

Honesty

Hope

Hunger

Hypocrisy

Inner Peace

Insanity

Judgment

Kindness

Las Vegas

Lent

Love

Miami

Middle Age

Modern Times

Music

My Home Boy

Nashville

Old Age

Our Risen Lord

Philadelphia Eagles

Pollution

Pride

Relevance

Restlessness

Sacrifice

Saint Nicholas

Salvation

Self-Esteem

Sex Trafficking

Silence

Sin

Stress

Syria

Temptation

Tevi

Thanksgiving

The Battle

Martin Luther King

The Family

The Good Father

The Good Life

The Grecian Isles

The Greek Gourmet

The Greek Village

The Politician

The Saints

The Spirit

The Storm

The Sunrise

The Surgeon

The Tombstone

The Upset

Time

Tranquility

Yazidi Martyrs

The Virus

Bringing on an aura of fear

Unseen sickness and death draw near

Not knowing who has yet been infected

Adds anxiety to the unprotected

Life as we know it is shut down

Live sports and shows cannot be found

Restaurants and clubs are dark

As we listen to news so stark

Politicians make empty speeches to the masses

Yet their incompetence and lies make them look like asses

Scientists and physicians seek to reassure

Providing knowledge so the stricken can endure

The church provides the only true balm

Encouraging the faithful to remain calm

The believer knows that there is One whose last breath

Forever saved us all from sickness and death

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Birthday

Another year of living

Another chance for giving

A milestone we take for granted

Unless our good health is supplanted

We long to live for many years

With loyal friends to share our fears

Some use their time to acquire great wealth and adulation

The wise seek contentment with humility and moderation

On this day, some need to be lifted with admiration

Others give quiet thanks for one more year of duration

Some attention and love is all we desire

To be remembered by those whom we admire

So on your date of birth

Give praise to God on earth

With his grace, you may be blessed with longevity

Much better than a shallow life of brevity

Conflict

That harshness which disrupts inner peace

Causing joy and harmony to cease

Inherent in the human condition

Creating bad feelings and division

Ignited by ignorance and beer

Toward races and cultures we fear

Sometimes coming between lovers

As well as strangers and brothers

Escalating to fighting and war

Causing men