Elizabeth Padillo Olesen Poems

Our world is green.

Greener is the earth
when more trees are planted
Greener is the garden
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Hills and valleys,
stars and moon,
sun and seas,
seeds and flowers
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Work in the morning
Work at noon
Work in the afternoon
and work in the night.
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Two contenders on the ring
jumping, hitting and smashing each other
with gloves on, they fight like
the modern jaguars with the target of money
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The World Cup is a common stage
It is an arena for winners
and an arena for losers
Without the losers, there is no
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A woman, beaten by the cruel hands of her man
Beaten as she raises her voice to challenge his words
Beaten as she goes out to celebrate her freedom
Beaten as she refuses to do what he orders and wants.
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Crown of the Devil
Ostracizing the sick victims as lepers.
Respecting no borders on land and air.
Obstinate in its will to spread itself and kill
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Morning light descends from above
Like messenger of hope, it breaks
through darkness and shadows.
As waves reflected and deflected,
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Money, Money, give me some more
And the thirst for money never ends
Money, Money, give me some more
And the drive to get more money
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The water is there -
ever-flowing, bursting
singing, dripping, cascading…
The flow may be fast;
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