When hate and doubt pervade the land
we’re forced to take this fragile stand
against those souls who don’t agree.
Why can’t the world just let us be?
His skin is dark while mine is light,
and bigots claim this isn’t right.
Our love is all that they should see.
Why can’t the world just let us be?
He touches me with passion rare;
brown eyes shine clear with loving care.
We’re part of nature’s tapestry.
Why can’t the world just let us be?
When hate and doubt pervade the land
why can’t the world just let us be?
Author notes
Even in the "enlightened" 21st century, interracial relationships can be viewed very differently depending on the individual perspective.
Although both contest judges are familiar with kyrielle sonnets, I am including an explanation for readers unfamiliar with the form of poetry.
A Kyrielle Sonnet consists of 14 lines (three rhyming quatrain stanzas and a non-rhyming couplet).
Just like the traditional Kyrielle poem, the Kyrielle Sonnet also has a repeating line or phrase as a refrain (usually appearing as the last line of each stanza). Each line within the Kyrielle Sonnet consists of only eight syllables. It is common practice is to use the first and last line of the first quatrain as the ending couplet.
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- NO GREENS! - A Rounds Contest by Idle Mind Wondering.
1700 points, ended December 18, 2007, 17 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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well done! You have spoken true words that need to be heard; thus, maybe perspective might change.
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Wonderful Kyrielle Sonnet and one of my FAVORITE forms.
Perfectly penned to the form and you couldn't have hit the prompt harder. Your title is PERFECT!
It is a sad commentary that things have not changed as much as we would like to believe. When will we stop seeing color?
You have penned a beauty for this contest and I am quite impressed. Well done poet. ~Pamela
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Attitudes have changed tremendously in the last 50 years concerning interracial relationships. Hopefully it will become less and less of an issue with each new generation.
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You outdid yourself on this one sis and you used a very controversial subject matter for the piece you penned. We should not be looked upon for color. We are all sisters and brothers in His eyes. This is a magnificent Kyrielle Sonnet that you have composed. The message is powerful, it flowed effortlessly and the rhyme scheme is superb. You chose well for the prompt in this round. Best wishes for you in the contest. This is absolutely outstanding. Kudos for you sis. Love and hugs, Joyce
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Beautiful
This was a wonderful write full of emotion yet mixed in with a powerful message. With all the true things in this world that we have to deal with, color should not be one. If you take color literaly, white reflects(rejects) all other colors. Black absorbs all color. It is all colors. HHHMMM Did I just hit on something? LOL How many people here care for others they have never seen? Why is it not a factor for them then? I believe that it is not because of how they feel, but how they think others do.
As you know, I am not a form writer that much, but I am sure you fullfilled the form's needs. I myself just simply enjoyed swimming in this write.
P&H
Brian
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