Poem of the Week
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Kiss the Sky.
Aakash Gandhi.
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S eventy-three is always at the ready,
E ager to march, to sign, to speak, to sing.
V ictory's the goal, but not the point,
E ven though the time is out of joint,
N or is guilt or self-regard the thing,
T hough motivation's never one, but many.
Y et for her, the love of life is plenty:
T he love of people, animals, the Earth,
H uman rights, freedom, justice, beauty,
R eveling in struggle, in doing right,
E mbracing the quixotic gift of duty,
E ngaged ever in the painful bliss of birth.
E ager to march, to sign, to speak, to sing.
V ictory's the goal, but not the point,
E ven though the time is out of joint,
N or is guilt or self-regard the thing,
T hough motivation's never one, but many.
Y et for her, the love of life is plenty:
T he love of people, animals, the Earth,
H uman rights, freedom, justice, beauty,
R eveling in struggle, in doing right,
E mbracing the quixotic gift of duty,
E ngaged ever in the painful bliss of birth.
Copyright by Nicholas Gordon.
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