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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

People Equal by James Berry

       Here is week two of poetry month. I know you enjoyed the poem by Dr. Maya Angelou.  Today, this poem is by James Berry. James Berry is a British poet.  I have fell in love with his work. The poem I will share today is People Equal. 


People Equal
James Berry

Some people shoot up tall. 
Some hardly leave the ground at all. 
Yet-people equal. Equal. 

One voice is a sweet mango. 
Another is a nonsugar tomato. 
Yet-people equal. Equal. 

Some people rush to the front. 
Others hang back, feeling they can't. 
Yet-people equal. Equal. 

Hammer some people, you meet a wall. 
Blow hard on others, they fall. 
Yet-people equal. Equal. 

One person will aim at a star. 
For another, a hilltop is too far. 
Yet-people equal. Equal. 

Some people get on with their show. 
Others never get on the go. 
Yet-People equal. Equal. 

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