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       REVELOUTION’S EVOLUTION

(Apropos Of Today’s Political Dilemma)

              (A Tanka Septet)

 

Freedom must be won

Oppression beaten and done;

Let’s follow Heron:

Let’s make revolution live;

Defeating oppression’s jive:-

 

Come revolution,

Heal syndrome’s devolution;

Curing delusion:

It’s time for revolution;

Let’s get to liberation:-

 

We’ve survived much worse

Of the oppressor’s dam curse;

Now’s too, we will burst:

Liberation’s spring is here;

We’ll be fighting without fear:-

 

Now, it's your folk’s call,

To deal with that choice by y’all;

Least all their hopes fall:- 

Now you must learn from us all,

How to make opposition fall:-

 

We must get through this,

Can’t lose hope or be remiss;

Chains, we must resist:-

This Cold War too, must be done;

Liberty fought for and won:-

 

Fighting years ahead,

Election chains must be shed;

Let’s put fear to bed:-

Let’s fight for democracy

And our equanimity:-

 

REVOLUTION'S EVOLUTION: Apropos Of Today's Political Dilemma

Freedom must be won
Oppression beaten and done;
Let’s follow Heron:
Let’s make revolution live;
Defeating oppression’s jive:-

Come revolution,
Heal syndrome’s devolution;
Curing delusion:
It’s time for revolution;
Let’s get to liberation:-

We’ve survived much worse
Of the oppressor’s dam curse;
Now’s too, we will burst:
Liberation’s spring is here;
We’ll be fighting without fear:-

Now, its you folk’s call,
To deal with that choice by y’all;
Least all your hopes fall:- 
Now you must learn from us all,
How to make opposition fall:-

We must get through this,
Can’t loose hope or be remiss;
Chains, we must resist:-
This Cold War too, must be done;
Liberty fought for and won:-

Fighting years ahead,
Election chains must be shed;
Let’s put fear to bed:-
Let’s fight for democracy
And our equanimity:-
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