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Why is it so?

A Philosophical poem. Beautifully

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Comment from Wendy G
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An excellent poem here Roy and my thoughts follow yours. If we were to follow "Love God" and "Love your neighbour as yourself" how different our world would be!
Wendy

 Comment Written 11-Mar-2022


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    Thanks so much Wendy, for great comments and a lovely review, blessings Roy
Comment from K.L. Rockquemore
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I enjoy the philosophical nature of this piece. It's hard for me to comprehend how things were 60 years ago. Wages, voting, involvement in the census. You're correct in saying these wrongs have been corrected. But we have a long way to go with racial injustice.

 Comment Written 11-Mar-2022


reply by the author on 11-Mar-2022
    Thanks so much for great comments and a lovely review, blessings Roy
Comment from Sally Law
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I had wealth as a child and then we hit hard times. I have had much and very little. God has been with me through it all. I love Him with all my heart. Sending you my best today as always for this marvelous post,
Sal XOs...

 Comment Written 11-Mar-2022


reply by the author on 11-Mar-2022
    Thanks Sally, for excellent comments and a lovely review, blessings Roy
Comment from Eugenette Morin
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As a student of anthropology, this poem speaks to all the horrors that we research and make known without understanding or learning. I particularly like your ending and the way you show that a start is necessary to get to the end. Great poem!

 Comment Written 11-Mar-2022


reply by the author on 11-Mar-2022
    Thanks Eugenette, for excellent comments and a lovely review, blessings Roy
Comment from Jane Jane King
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Excellently done. You make a good point...love the limits to our minds but grace sets free verse. We all have our prejudices but if we let them go we will go to a better spot.
Well done!

 Comment Written 11-Mar-2022


reply by the author on 11-Mar-2022
    Thanks Jane, for excellent comments and a lovely review, blessings Roy
Comment from lyenochka
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Amen and Amen! If only we just followed that main law that Jesus summarized all the laws, we would have a completely different world! Thank you for sharing your deep reflections, Roy! I especially loved the humble stance not to judge but to leave all in the Lord's Hands.

Suggestions but it's up to you:
We sit in judgement of time's past, (times) feels like a plural here
not in some despots harsh demands. (despots') feels like a plural possessive here

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 Comment Written 11-Mar-2022


reply by the author on 11-Mar-2022
    Thanks Helen, for excellent comments and a lovely review, blessings Roy
Comment from Cindy Decker 2
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Roy,
How true your words are.
My favorite phrases are: "We all have limits to our minds, but Grace sets free and never binds." God's Grace sets my mind free when I allow my mind to be a prisoner of negativity.
I especially like the last stanza which infers with Grace we can overcome our hateful ways.
Exceptional poem, Roy.
Blessings,
Cindy

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 Comment Written 11-Mar-2022


reply by the author on 11-Mar-2022
    Thanks Cindy, for excellent comments and a lovely review, blessings Roy