I wrote this poem in the pantoum format. I hope you enjoy it. It earned a second place in the poetry category in the 2008 Writers-Editors Network 28th Annual International Writing Competition.
Me with my grandson Dave-one of the "Good Men"
Now is the time for all good men
Stand up: make your voice heard
Refuse to be led like sheep
Display your honest performance at every curtain’s opening.
Stand up: make your voice heard
When all around are afraid to show beliefs in actions and words
Display your honest performance at every curtain’s opening
Don’t play the role that plays it safe.
When all around are afraid to show beliefs in actions and words
With a bit of repetition the call is for each individual to stand up for his/her thoughts on any matter. I encourage that greatly. When we fall into agreeing with everything others say for us without thinking about it and expressing our concerns, we may fall into bad company.
In "A Touch of Your Presence" are words that would inspire, encourage and strengthen one's soul when faced with challenges and difficulties and to know the awesomeness of God's power.
These timeless quotations culled from the celebrated corpus of writings by W.E.B. Du Bois are presented with illuminating introductory essays by Aberjhani. Narration of the Audible book performed by Catherine Byers.
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