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COMPASSION

Wednesday 4th April 2012 6:58 pm (first posted Tuesday 3rd April 2012 11:03 am)

Humanity’s ego, to resort to violence

To settle conflicts, makes no sense,

And yet we still have not learned

The art of peace for which we yearned.

To love our neighbour as our self

And put our grievance on the shelf,

Could this be in our gracious hands?

To bring compassion to troubled lands.

With each hill we have to climb

Life is lived one day at a time,

Let the tears of yesterday’s storm

Bring a smile to a new day born.

For everything to be humane

We need to be compassionate and sane,

‘Too lightly on life’s scales

Compassion weighs, and prevails..

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Comments

Barbi Touron

Thu 12th Apr 2012 17:56

We need it in the US, right quick. Well done

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Mon 9th Apr 2012 13:01

high sentiments, indeed the UN should be honoured to wear this upon their walls. good stuff, ta muchly, Nick.

M.C. Newberry

Tue 3rd Apr 2012 15:44

This should be hung on the wall above the chair
at the United Nations.
Not sure about "ails" (thinking in context of
"what ails you?"). Isn't this "ailments"?

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