Imagine a beautiful painting with color diversity
Neglect differences, they combined perfectly
The brush keep etching,
Eager to show their eternal beauty
Realize that we are those colors
Forever side by side, life with a variety of religions and beliefs
Among these vary, we stand in the name of humanity
Integrated, tied, face the intolerance and enmity
Together we share cultural and social values
Harmonizing delightfully from the richness
How? How is Cathedral and Istiqlal standing bravely?
Around the city, they speak for reality
Respect each others colors will be the key
Maintaining solidarity, maintaining harmony
Once we are together, is there anyone brighter?
No, we don't want to compete, but we one painted beautifully
You and I, youth and adults are the composer of this beauty in diversity
Explanation
This poem speaks about the essential points to achieve interfaith harmony especially in the writer's country, Indonesia, who has variety in religion, beliefs, and other aspects of life. This poem is written in an acrostic style where every sentence starts with INTERFAITH HARMONY to symbolize the main objective of living in a diverse environment. The writer chose a painting to symbolize harmony. As we know, painting consists of many different colors and it can be a masterpiece when combined together.
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