The logo for National Reconciliation Week (NRW) 2020 is based on artwork created by Biripi/Bunjalung woman Nikita Ridgeway entitled, “Reconciliation, a continuing journey of growth and togetherness.”
Birds Of A Feather
to colour us all tanned
black or white
didn’t seem right
even a humorous sight
maybe blue and green
would’ve been a better blight
and I’ve been told orange
is a preferred skin tone
best we have more colours
I’ll go buy the paint drums
toss them together
shaken, not stirred
into one huge cocktail dish
and use a whale-hair paint brush
we’ll all be covered the same
a faded colour purple
like tarnished rain clouds
not too dark
not too proud
not too white
just bright enough
to see the light
I wonder what has changed since this song was recorded “50 Years” ago….. ??
Ivor Steven (c) June 2020
Love this 💙
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Delightful! Seems so much has changed since that song was recorded and not for the betterment of mankind.
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We’re still “Blowin’ in the Wind”
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Yep!
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this is awesome 🙂
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Outstanding poem, Ivor!
I love
“ faded colour purple
like tarnished rain clouds
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Thank you,, ❤💜💙💛💚
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