Occupy Movement

rama devi nina on Oct 27, 2011

Tags: Commentary poetry, Minute poem, Occupy Movement, occupy wall street, poem, Poetry, protest

A "Minute poem" on the current Occupy Wall Street (and elsewhere) Protest and Movement.

A Minute poem is a rhyming verse consisting of 12 lines in iambic meter with three stanzas of 8,4,4,4 syllables. The rhyme scheme is aabb, ccdd, eeff.

A time of change is drawing nigh:

we occupy–

outcry the lies

that trades devise.

This public’s business will dispute:

“Do not refute

our voices bold;

truth must be told.”

This don’t portend an argument

with government–

all unify,

so they’ll think: ‘why?’

Image by Manu_H via Flickr

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J L Carey Jr on Oct 27, 2011
Great topic for a poem. I have been working on some myself for the occupy movement, but mine will likely fit into the Repressionist stuff I have been working on. Great job on this though. Your style really presents itself well in this poem.
rama devi nina on Oct 28, 2011
Thanks so much for reading JL and I look forward to reading yours, too!

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