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May we be blessed to understand what a hero is…
when it comes to our dominion
because in our country at this moment there is a difference of opinion…
I believe the Capitol police who died defending our Capitol
and safeguarding our freedom January 6 were heroes…
To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States
and the laws of the District of Columbia
these oaths…they were fulfilling them.
While President Trump issued a blanket pardon
to more than1,500 people charged in the insurrection…
including those responsible for killing them.
But we will not be swayed by those trying to re-write history…
Those of us who witnessed the insurrection that day…will not be deterred…
For we will always remember what happened
and we know who the heroes were!
I took it in my palm
A stray that looked familiar
Confused, lost, beaten
It was my silhouette
It had left me a decade by
We had a difference of opinion
And we walked a separate road
I'd often think of him
In passing
In a shop window reflection
In a quiet winter morn
When I was alone
We had been close once
Fought battles in playgrounds
Lay beside me in darker times
When hormones grew
And life was confusing
He held my hand
Whispered the right words
That brought comfort
I missed him
It made me sad
That I could be alone in a crowded room
My wingman somewhere, lost too?
Missing me, maybe, maybe not!
Today though unexpected he returned
Bedraggled, worn at the seams
Just like me, I suppose
That mattered not
Just that he was here
My true friend home
Together once more
We sat for a while
Hugged, traded times
Then drifted, to sleep
And dreamt of tomorrow.
The Supreme Being's shining beyond our eyes
Religion and Dharma provide inner sight
Whatever is believed to be true
that sense grows in mind
Someone says He can be seen
Other says no one can't
True that He asks us to be kind
Difference of opinion in any way means nothing
He is the One and the only One
that no one can deny
With the belief to reach the faith upon Him
We the human want to know so we try
We colour Him according to our own design just being in faith
there's nothing but only one universal gate
Whatever we think we realise that
He is the Supreme Unique
Nothing can change Him
even our religion or Dharma
He knows everything
By BL Devnath
My Thoughts On Protesting
Miracle Man
3/14/2022
Protesters,
are squeaking wheels
in search of grease.
Often getting their way
by disrupting peace.
Always airing their gripes
while carrying a sign.
It’s a difference of opinion
that hatches their whine.
Fear and intimidation
is the game many play.
Feeling they’re the only ones
who should have any say.
There’s something to be said
for these harnessed voices.
When numbers grow large
it tends to influence choices.
Some protest’s start out small
other’s, the world is their stage.
Before intelligent disagreement
comes a display of outrage.
This poem is for the people, we have cherished our entire life
It could be an aunt or an uncle, a husband or even a wife
Maybe a brother or sister, a cousin or just a friend
Remember to always forgive, don’t let that love come to an end
Give them hugs and kisses, and love them oh so much
You can brighten up a day, with just a simple touch
Never let a mistake, bring you distant years
You could end up in a church, saying farewell with just your tears
Tomorrow has not been promised, today is what we’ve got
Swallow your pride and anger, you’ll be pleased you gave it a shot
Don’t let a difference of opinion get in the way of doing what’s right
You’ll never know if that person, will still be around tomorrow night
We had a difference of opinion on final wishes
I swing back and forth like a pendulum this is
because she said it is wrong to cremate
to destroy the body that God made
That even the lords body was buried
Why be baked like chicken curry?
I tentatively have a view on it
Was to not burden my kid
With my final resting place
Visits to my uneventful grave
Rather have folk celebrate
What person wants to be worm food?
Or the thought of loved ones wasting years too
Speaking to a headstone when it’s true
Rather have them do something more cool
Like go to a favorite purple place
Remember me there remember my ways
Not just visit my morbid grave
But go out and live life do not waste
But maybe she is correct
The body is a temple yes
Can it be so simple as she chose
Final wishes to be as a buried rose?
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION CONTEST
10/13/2021
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9/25/2021
Difference of Opinion Poetry Contest
When too happy or too sad, give your self few days to react.
The emotions will settle down and you will witness what is correct.
Difference of opinion is a part of life.
Our perceptions ignite,
But differences fade because emotions are forever entwined.
The spoken words and actions done can't be wiped.
Let's polish our selves to appear more elegant and dignified.
Today what appears a casual mistake might simply change the course of life.
So just think, what's wise!
We all are intelligent, capable enough of taking our own decisions.
Yet we go wrong because we have boundaries in form of experience, maturity, short sight.
We lose, we feel insulted, humiliated, depressed, revengeful just because we wait to react.
If we keep aside our ego and remain focused, such distractions will automatically vanish and set aside.
And not every body should have equal importance in one's life.
Just be the purest form of gold which never loses its shine.
Religion splitting hairs, threatens war through friction,
Science splitting atoms, stopping fallout using fission.
By David Kavanagh
DU-O your two line Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Brian strand 15/11/20
No placement
The target of ridicule for being too open,
Years broken down for my feelings outspoken,
Labels always trying to distract my heart,
To keep me from sharing, to tear me apart,
Acceptance always wants a mirror of itself,
Any difference of opinion will be completely thrown out,
You must fit their ideals or you become an emarrassment,
Their egos speak multitudes..their silence is arrogant,
Their thoughts ring louder than the sound of my voice,
That is worse than speaking out to see perspective of choice,
So pardon me if the cats got your tongue,
Because the world has stolen your vision and has kept you from....
Speaking truth, seeing beneath the surface,
Not many take the time to care enough to do this,
So while you label and laugh and seek acceptance in your silence,
Your robotic misery shines in the madness,
Walking around with your head held high,
Believing everything you see without really opening your eyes.
I am often intimidated by certain thoughts.
Whether or not I am to think the things I think.
Over by the nightstand where dust gathers against the shade.
It's been months since I opened my blinds.
Rather yet pretend that you'd still remember the last time it snowed.
The things said we never thought we needed to hear.
The truth over thought, gathered into a mound of snow.
With pieces of you, pieces of me.
We built a snowman.
Each time it snows I find myself more convinced.
That we covered up more of ourselves than we thought.
Becoming more, and more.
People that we'd never truly know.
Every time that it snows.
I find that there is no comparison to the frost bite that you left behind.
In reply to the promise; you'd never leave.
The things said we never thought we needed to hear.
Turned away in difference of opinion.
After everything has melted
A life without you
Would be no life at all
No-one to catch me
If by chance I should fall
A readily available friendly ear
That always gives good advice
Your typical Cancerian traits
Always add a touch of spice
I’m a stereotypical Gemini
With a typical butterfly mind
Go on, admit it, it’s true
I won't think you’re being unkind
Putting up with my ever-changing moods
You must have the patience of a saint
You are always very tolerant
And I never hear one complaint
We can have a difference of opinion
But always try to see each others point of view
I often think I’m in the right
And often so do you
You are my reason for living
The ray of sunshine that brightens my day
You’ve got a permanent place in my heart
What more is there to say?
RESIGNATION
Rushing on action?
Expecting conflict?
Showing ego?
Inevitable outcome?
Growing monotony?
New venture?
Avoiding confrontation?
Tough situation?
Interest lost?
Over-reacted on difference of opinion?
Nothing: But whims.
10/03/16
Resignation Poetry Contest Nayda Ivette Negron
Note. Several times I have resigned from jobs, committees, organisations,
clubs...
Nationalists
Demonise the religious extremism with full force
How sweet it is that I am with you
Be it Islam, Christianity, Hinduism or Buddhism
No heck to distinguish any one from the others
They are the same weed of the same soil
Eating up the crop of humanity
But what about nationalism and its product the nationalists
They are not less criminals when they go to kill millions
In the name of nations or in the name of races
Think of the world wars first and second
And count in your fingers the deaths and devastation
They bought upon us, upon our humanity
I am here to declare a Jihad against those who are to say
Peace is not profitable but war is
And national interest is above anything else
Rather than the interest of human being
I am also against those hypocrites who say
Nuclear weapons are meant for peace
Nothing can be more bull **** than this
Do you agree with me?
Shall we meet in a corner of lighted street?
Or are you from the same group of garbage nationalist?
Any difference of opinion from you is the answer
And yet I will not hate you
Kindly from me take the unbreakable promise.
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