Thursday, August 24, 2017

daring to act




daring determination of simple folk
to perform greater humane services
to humble and broken humans, attracts
my attention and into songs i break

four friends of the paralytic man
ascending the roof to dig, to open
and let down the cripple to receive
healing, indeed, is a heroic act

stopping, stooping down to the half dead
on path traversed by the ghastly beast
and waiting not for a tax receipt
before donating to the inn, sure, is neat

© henry victor     23.02.2003



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