by Kevin T McEneaney
A poem is a gesture of hope and love
for the tranquility of words and truth
about the circumstances of our lives
and the lives of other people and birds
who chatter their daily conversations
at the first sunlight-striking rays of dawn,
which may well serve as a cheerful model
of how we treat everyone we meet.
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Love and friendship remain the paths to truth
which lead to happiness, prosperity,
and genial concord among citizens.
Partisan divide is about egos
and the justification of selfishness.
Let love and friendship bloom, bring happiness!