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Disasters, Delights and Other Detours - 89. Anthems for Pride
Once again
they cancelled the parade;
there was no need to make the journey
and meet friends at predetermined vantage points;
instead, I donned my rainbow striped shirt
and waved at cars passing
down the road.
~~~ * ~~~
Is there within the human frame
some enmity in-built
to ambiguity which came
with Adam decked in guilt?
Why beg for black and white
when all the garden seems aglow
with every color of the ‘bow
that shines beneath the light?
So furious do moderns rail
at polysemous man;
rejected, quite beyond the pale,
for straying from the plan
so fervently compelled
by generations long grown cold,
their photographs now cracked and old,
yet thoughtlessly upheld.
For what in earth or heav’n above
surpasses in its scope
abundant, many-colored love
which shines with radiant hope
on all who breathe the air
and sing whatever song their soul
was giv’n at birth to make them whole,
the darkness to repair.
~~~ * ~~~
Bright hued flags
are flying proud today,
and floating on the fair wind of hope
that storm clouds of bigotry and hate are dispersed,
with the certainty of growing strength
to weather the hazards
if they’re not.
Thank you for reading this small offering for Pride this year. My thanks go to @AC Benus for help making these better and clearer. Any thoughts or responses you may have are welcome.
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