as to skin color, nature ...

as to skin color, nature ...

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[a] way to be wise
is not to be otherwise

---Esar
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as to skin color, nature,

in her whimsied wisdom
mid her pique and pout,

for some of us has
let the color in

and then for others
left it mostly out

— barbsdad2003, Aug 01, 2008

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Critiques

Rett

17 years 10 months ago

Quite right

interesting take sir. Rett: "On life; Ah such a wondrous thing, beauty and love to behold and experience! On death; I can wait to see..." Rett 2008.

Barbara Writes

17 years 10 months ago

interesting thought

Smiles:) Barbara not sure if i have the meaning correct, but see the greatness of this piece

rider68

17 years 10 months ago

Hi Chuck

I maybe barking up the wrong tree here, but is seems that you are conveying the setting aside of colour and creed, the exceptance of all, yet for some this is still a pre-judgement of a person, due to the colour of there skin, standing shoulder to shoulder fair skin, pink blue or dyed, tear away the glamour we are all the same inside it's just the twisted that hate, and despise, Very Best Regards Peter ~~~~~~~~~Creativity Is to think more efficiently~~~~~~~~~~

barbsdad2003

17 years 10 months ago

This comes light ...

whimsy as though a child had written it; and, yes, it does both a service to the reality of differing colors (and intensities of coloration)---a difference every individual possesses each from the other (and from all others, closely related or not) to greater or lesser degree---while acceptance of people of any and all colors lies paramount. Nothing other than that acceptance counts. After all, what other practical choice is there? Really. An acknowledgeable fact: "As your color is different from mine, so mine is different from yours." A "so what?!" response to such a comment overreacts. I've no trouble/problem/issue with accepting differences/similarities. What's visual's never the whole picture of a person. To think it is I believe earmarks insanity. Thanx, Chuck PS: All in all, Peter, you've here chosen the right tree up which to bark. I say that with tortured language ... and with friendly grin to boot.

Janice Pearce

17 years 10 months ago

Chuck

Great depth in such a short write. Nicely done Chuck!

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