The snowball rolls a thousand years
Each icy flake is formed from tears
Of sobbing souls who felt the sting
Of wicked whips and suffering
DePorres and his steely crew
Stood up for every me and you
When fifty years ago they said
Let's put this travesty to bed
So in their multicoloured hues
They gathered force and made the news
With pamphlets read in black and white
A printed protest came to light
The snowball rolls a thousand years
Each icy flake is formed from tears
Of sobbing souls who felt the sting
Of wicked whips and suffering
Author notes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DePorres_Club. Groups of people like s don't come along each day. The big battles are won with tiny victories and the altering of hearts and homes.
Please tell me what you think
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This is a great poem, and shows once again your empathy for the underdog and the victims of injustice. Keep up the wonderful works, as your accumulated words do indeed have a beneficial snowball effect.
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Ah, a recent piece of US history which is less well known than it should be, woven into a splendidly lyrical and absolutely superb poem!!!!
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Brilliant
I absolutely loved this huni, really well written, i love the rhyme used in it, it has a great effect xx
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Sweet Melody!!!!
The lyrical queen of allpoetry has returned! This poem reads like a soft lullaby. I appreciate the rhythm you use in these lines the most.
"The snowball rolls for a thousand years
Each icy flake is formed with tears
Of sobbing souls who felt the sting
Of wicked whips and suffering"
I believe you write as a way to release pain inside your soul. It's almost as if you go back in time and put yourself into the shoes of those victims. That one poem you wrote about the Little Rock Nine.
"Not good enough in your town..." That was a voice of defiance. And in this poem, you acknowledge DePorres Club. I'm unfamiliar with this group. But, I will get familiar with them because of you. Thank you.
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