*I caught the Haiku flu and decided to bring this back from old site

In the spirit of poetry crossing all cultural boundaries, I shall present the poem and then translations.

............Classic Japanese
...PEACE
Peace and calm prevail
lending all contented lives
a goal to strive for

............Southern "Redneck"
...PEACE
Hey ya'll be cool now
we'll git some grits and collards
then lay in the shade

..............Oh so Proper British
....PEACE
Oh! I say old bean
if it's not too much bother
please decrease volume

.......New Jersey or Bronx
...PEACE
Hey youse dumb mother
shuddup 'fore I bust your face
yeah I'm talkintayou!

.........Type "A" Personality
...PEACE
Peace at any cost
long as I'm unaffected
who cares about you

..........Obama
...PEACE
Yes I am for peace
will appoint a peace czar
it is not my fault

..........Australian
...PEACE
'Ello there my mate
fuck you and your stupid peace
but in a good way

.......Arab Terrorist
...PEACE?!?
There will be no peace
until Great Satan is dead
I will kill you now

..........Bill Clinton
...PIECE
Yes, I'd like that piece
is she from Moorehead city?
no blue dresses please

........Ozzy Osbourne
...PEESE
Hey....uh.....oh...Sharon!
whut?..uh...uh...oh yeah..ah!...uh
yeah man...um....uh..dude!

........Tommy Chong
...PEAS
SEE ABOVE^

I hope this will leed to better unnerstanding between poets and.......hmmmm.......what was I saying?