Imagine living on the coast of West Africa.
In the warm and cheerful climate of Ghana.
Your hair is short and kinky.
Your eyes are big and beautiful.
Your skin is black and shiny
like the moonless sky on a clear night.
Every day you pray for peace on this earth.

Imagine living in the high mountains of North Vietnam
Surrounded by rice, corn, cassava, and fruit trees.
Your hair is dark and covered with a scarf.
Your eyes are alert and happy.
Your skin is yellow and sparkling
like the very sun that gives us life.
Every day you pray for peace on this earth.

Imagine living in the Amazon rainforest.
In the humid, temperate Brazilian woods.
Your hair is lush and wavy.
Your eyes are curious and grinning.
Your skin is brown and radiant
like the soil that nourishes your crops.
Every day you pray for peace on this earth.

Imagine living in the Arctic Circle.
Enjoying the polar nights of Finland.
Your hair is red and silky smooth.
Your eyes are joyous and light.
Your skin is freckled and white
like a bed of new-fallen snow.
Every day you pray for peace on this earth.

Imagine living in the Navajo Nation.
On the plateaus and in the canyons of the dry Arizona desert.
Your hair is long and dark.
Your eyes are alive and dancing.
Your skin is red and weathered
like the earth of the very land we live on.
Every day you pray for peace on this earth.

Kristi Venditti