It's Up To Us

It’s up to me and to you,
it's up to us to make the world a pleasant place:
a place where we can all be just and true
where we can give our hope and home a fine face.

its up to me and to you,
it's up to us to make this ball so full of space: 
the space where love and joys will not be few
where we can give our rags and robes a lovely lace.

It’s up to me and to you, 
It’s up to us to make this circle a broader dais:
a dais where we can all the rainbow view
where we can give our kids and kings a gentle grace.

it’s up to me and to you ,
it’s up to us to make the world a brand new brace.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Dietrich Avatar
June 24, 2010 at 2:38 PM
VEry nice, Adeleke. Congratulations on your fine win. LUv, Andrea
Brown Avatar
June 24, 2010 at 6:11 AM
Congratulations Adeleke on your win in Carolyn Devonshire's contest "The Power in Your Hands". Love, Carol
Fraser Avatar
June 23, 2010 at 12:57 PM
Delightful poetry Adeleke, many congratulations on your win in Carolyn's fine contest >> James
Johnson Avatar
June 23, 2010 at 12:04 PM
Yes we each have a part. you said it well. congratulations. Love, Joyce
Freeman Avatar
June 23, 2010 at 10:54 AM
I love this Adeleke. Especially tha last verse in the 2nt stanza. Yes, yes, it is within the power of our love that we can change our rags of sin into laced robes of righteousness. Congratulations on your worthy poem's graced success. Agape, Moses
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June 23, 2010 at 9:04 AM
It IS up to us to make a difference in our world, Adeleke. Congratulations on your success in the contest. Love, Carolyn
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