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Not Your Average Run
Posted: April 13, 2008
What does the blighted Olympic torch relay suggest?…
A traveling flame first lit in Greece
to symbolize a world at peace
has sparked much protest as it makes
its journey Beijing-bound.
This torch is s'pose to unify
and in its flicker signify
how summer games can undermine
what haunts us most the year.
But China's ban on human rights
may keep the flame from burning bright.
This relay race to blaze a trail
is not your average run.
The party planned for August 8th
could well become a bath of hate
that seeks to purge the stain of sin
in nations everywhere.
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Greg Asimakoupoulos (pronounced AWESOME-uh-COPE-uh-less) is an ordained minister, published author and chaplain to a retirement community in the Pacfic Northwest. Greg maintains a blog called Rhymes and Reasons, which he graciously provides to SeniorLifestyle.Greg's writings have now been assembled in book form. See the SeniorLifestyle Store. • E-mail the author (moc.loa@veRemosewA*) • Author's website (personal or primary**)
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