the black and white of Spring

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Open Poetry #42

the black and white of Spring

Midnitesun

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Gaia

0 posted 2008-03-21 09:54 AM

Amid the riotous profusion
of the vibrancy of Spring
rests
the fundamental
starkness
of
black and white.

All-too-often
we reveal
some core fatal human flaw,
or at best,
an insipid essence
of who we are,
within and without.

For when we allow
sharp
differences
to separate us,
the multi-colored
collection of life
loses essential components
of its foundation.

nakdthoughts
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1 posted 2008-03-21 02:03 PM

I definitely agree

M

Robert E. Jordan
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2 posted 2008-03-21 02:27 PM

Midnitesun,

This is a well written and profound indictment of all forms of bigotry, be it racial, religious, economic, or social.

Bobby

Midnitesun

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3 posted 2008-03-21 03:30 PM

Thank you, lady Maureen, and Bobby.
I always look for the rainbow,
though most days, it is obscured.

Honeybunch
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since 2001-12-29

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South Africa

4 posted 2008-03-21 03:38 PM

Yes, I too agree with what you've said. Keep that rainbow "in mind" and it will always be seen. Enjoyed!

Midnitesun

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Gaia

5 posted 2008-03-21 04:17 PM

hello, Honeybunch! Happy Spring to you.

ArtSolstice
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6 posted 2008-03-22 12:28 PM

Well said, and timely, Midnitesun!

Alison

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7 posted 2008-03-22 04:57 PM

All-too-often
we reveal
some core fatal human flaw

----

and, sadly, that is what makes us human.

Wonderful poetry, Midnitesun.

Alison

Margherita
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8 posted 2008-03-22 05:04 PM

quote:
For when we allow
sharp
differences
to separate us,
the multi-colored
collection of life
loses essential components
of its foundation.

Such wise statements very efficiently rendered. Differences should enrich us, never seperate us.

A highly significant write!

Love,
Margherita

2islander2
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9 posted 2008-03-22 06:16 PM

I adore the last stanza.

yann

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