Singer, songwriter, actor, and activist who celebrated the wonder of nature and passionately advocated for a better world by helping to end world hunger, promoting environmentalism, and speaking out against war, nuclear power, and oil drilling in Alaska.
I selected John Denver, because John’s music and message have always resonated with me ever since I was a young child. His images of nature, his melodic voice, and his catchy guitar licks first drew me. As I grew older and began to care about our planet and social issues, I realized that John also really cared for our planet and our society, and he used his fame to push for saving the planet, ending world hunger, and stopping war. To me, John’s music and legacy will always be integral within me, and I am happy to bring John Denver into the Peace Hero fold!Thank you for supporting peace building and the Miami Valley Peace Heroes Trail!
The Peace Poem
by John Denver
There's a name for war and killing
There's a name for giving in
When you know another answer
For me the name is sin
But there's still time to turn around
And make all hatred cease
And give another name to living
And we could call it peace
And peace would be the road we walk
Each step along the way
And peace would be the way we work
And peace the way we play
And in all we see that's different
And in all the things we know
Peace would be the way we look
And peace the way we grow
There's a name for separation
There's a name for first and last
When it's all for us or nothing
For me the name is past
But there's still time to turn around
And make all hatred cease
And give a name to all the future
And we could call it peace
And if peace is what we pray for
And peace is what we give
Then peace will be the way we are
And peace the way we live
Yes there still is the time to turn around
And make all hatred cease
And give another name to living
And we can call it peace
Learn more about the Peace Heroes Trail
https://mvuuf.org/about/peace-heroes/
See slideshow presentation I did at church on Peace Hero John Denver
https://www.facebook.com/MVUUF/videos/685676119526055/ (Go to minute 37)
Web links
https://johndenver.com/
Official John Denver website
https://www.biography.com/musician/john-denver
Biography of John Denver
Videos of peace hero
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYAS4AJWArw
VH1-Behind the Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJdbWM8Kfsg
John’s Peace Poem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCR0sHBrNKs
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