Sunday, March 22, 2009

Equality And Justice For All.

One Single Impression: Equals

Mabel stood her ground,
Met the sherriff's angry stare
-let my people vote!

Raj faced British guard,
Officer's truncheon came down
-returned two more times.

For living wages,
Employees spoke with one voice
-voting union.

She stared from the page,
Telling me her sad story
-so many children.

Dictator now dead,
People pulled down his statues
-now for Bill of Rights.

Taunted and teased,
Billy ran hard and won race
-special Olympics.

Copyright 2009
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17 comments:

  1. JimMarch 22, 2009 at 1:48 AM

    Right on, Edward. Free the People!

    These have a nice thread I like of oppression followed by relief or clamors for relief. The last is more distant from the others to my mind.
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  2. JeevesMarch 22, 2009 at 3:07 AM

    You spoke for so many here. Thanks. This is just too good.

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  3. spacedlawMarch 22, 2009 at 3:37 AM

    Equals is such an abused notion.

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  4. anthonynorthMarch 22, 2009 at 4:59 AM

    Can't decide which is best - I suppose that's equality in action :-)

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  5. SandyCarlsonMarch 22, 2009 at 7:22 AM

    Equality is about fighting hard and winning--equality. Wonderful, Edward.

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  6. BarbMarch 22, 2009 at 8:02 AM

    Your poems speak volumes! Well done, Edward!

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  7. Amias (ljm and liquidplastic)March 22, 2009 at 10:05 AM

    Edward each poem is a book in and of itself! You took Equality around the world and back again! BRAVO!

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  8. AnonymousMarch 22, 2009 at 1:57 PM

    Your eye and mind zero in on so much! Excellent variations on the prompt!

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  9. Beth P.March 22, 2009 at 2:05 PM

    Dear Edward--

    These are all excellent foot soldiers and put together they make a march towards justice...

    Many thanks--

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  10. Beth P.March 22, 2009 at 2:05 PM

    Dear Edward--

    These are all excellent foot soldiers and put together they make a march towards justice...

    Many thanks--

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  11. MaggieMarch 22, 2009 at 4:36 PM

    Sometimes...little can say much.

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  12. qualcosa di belloMarch 22, 2009 at 7:57 PM

    huge meaning in so few words!

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  13. Tumblewords:March 22, 2009 at 11:44 PM

    Wow - equality is such a distant and ephemeral word. Well done haiku!

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  14. Jacqueline DoveMarch 23, 2009 at 5:23 AM

    These haiku cover so much ground so succinctly. Thanks for equating equality with justice and giving it a high profile.

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  15. Quiet PathsMarch 23, 2009 at 4:01 PM

    Feed the people and give them justice; thank you for these stories - each so different yet equal.

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  16. AnonymousMarch 24, 2009 at 6:17 PM

    it is good to remember the good, the bad and the ugly parts of history unfolding...

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  17. Patois42March 25, 2009 at 10:42 AM

    I love the march of equality I feel I'm taking as I read each one.

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