INPM 2010: Article 2

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Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

 

Everyone Sang

Everyone suddenly burst out singing;
And I was filled with such delight
As prisoned birds must find in freedom,
Winging wildly across the white
Orchards and dark-green fields; on—on—and out of sight.

Everyone’s voice was suddenly lifted;
And beauty came like the setting sun:
My heart was shaken with tears; and horror
Drifted away … O, but Everyone
Was a bird; and the song was wordless; the singing will never be done.

– Siegfried Sassoon


 

Discrimination

I don’t mind the human race.
I’ve got pretty used to them
In these past twenty-five years.

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– Kenneth Rexroth

Article 3 »

2 Responses to INPM 2010: Article 2

  1. mw says:

    Not sure I ‘get’ that second one….seems a bit….’i tolerate people, but i don’t like any of them’…? o.0

    As for the first one: poor Siegfried.

    See? I read them this time 😀

    • JunoMagic says:

      ~pats you~

      Definitely poor Siegfried, but he did write some damn fine poems.

      I think the second one is aimed at exposing by hyperbole how ridiculous discrimination is. No matter if we are black or white, man or woman, gay or heterosexual, we’re all human.

      (Though looking at the poet’s picture in the biography, he does look rather crabby and misanthropist …)

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