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October 31, 2007

Down By the Riverside

I ride the bus from New York to Washington
to protest the Iraq war

At the podium a woman sings a capella
Down By The Riverside
her smooth black voice
full of confidence and determination.

I look at my shoes and realize
these feet once stood
on this same ground
nearly thirty years ago
when I was child
brought here by mother.

The song was the same
but the singer was Pete Seeger
and the war was in Viet Nam.

Posted by Professor B at October 31, 2007 5:19 PM

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