Stojanka Radenovic Petkovic
Culture multiplied
We are setting the scene for
our play Multiculturalism
Actors chose their props
They know by heart their roles
clothe themselves with native grace.
Soon actors will weave
coloured threads of their cultures
into the huge canvas of Canada
No entrance ticket no seat number
For this celebratory play is necessary
Because all are actors and viewers
unique and common but multicultural
in a whirl of many celebrations
The Canadian canvas becomes
sparkling white
Enjoy!
* * *
To those who tell me
Your language is a small one
Meaningless and unnecessary
Beside those world languages
I answer them readily that
The language is a great one only
If you say in that language
Something significant great and truthful
And if in that great language no finger
Is held on trigger firing at you
Threats irony and diminishing
If that language is not darting poison
But wisdom is spoken and it is telling
Us poems of sadness love and happiness.
About freedom
In the tightness of my words
I’m free of any other bonds
I know freedom is not to be given
By someone from somewhere
There’s no chainless kindness.
In my voice I remain
deaf and silent and resolute
That’s how I perform freedom
In a Life Company that teaches
Those behind and those in front of us.
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