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Winning Poem 2006


Hope of a Better Future'

by Hubert Hutchinson

'Is it too much to hope for a better future?

The promise of a world in equilibrium, at one with nature

To see the restoration of order in the universe

To witness the downward spiral of mankind set in reverse


Is it too much to dream of a world where there is no war or strife?

A place where nations may salute each other and celebrate the beauty of life

A world where all humankind can join hands together in love, peace and unity Where peoples of the world can all share a common hope aim and destiny


Is it too much to dream of a world without injustice and oppression?

But one in which there is freedom of choice, speech and expression

Where one person's freedom will not encroach upon another

A world without a single social, creedal or racial border


Is it too much to hope for a better future?

Where life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are beyond a caricature

But where these inalienable rights are seen to be self-evident

To live in a world where these truths are consistent and resplendent


Is it too much to hope for a better future?'

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