We've made it all too difficult
… putting ‘goodness’ out of reach.
We've made it all too difficult;
putting ‘goodness’ out of reach.
We’ve locked it in a velvet vault;
giving keys to those who preach.
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The simple choice of right from wrong,
and treat your neighbours well,
shouldn’t filter weak from strong
or determine where we dwell.
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When the simple act of ‘give and take’
is reduced to a special kind of creed,
we miss the point, for goodness sake,
for good is just and just is good indeed.
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Good is not a destiny to contemplate,
nor is it the key to a closed estate.
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© Tim Grace, 9 January 2011
Revised 20 August 2021
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Tim Grace
A first impression has a lasting effect - it makes a notable difference. In a subtle way that’s who I am as a poet. A ‘first impression’ looking for the gentle ‘twist’ that draws attention to a novel observation.
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