HAIKU WEDNESDAY
DUE CREDIT
Not given enough
The credit due is ignored
Your praise warms a heart
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DIGNITY
'Dignity' , an old-time word that now we rarely hear.
The here and now demand a different view.
Life has become too urgent, pandemonium too near,
Everything is bold and brash and new.
We scrape a living, build a life, as the world goes roaring past.
Everything is jolt and cut and thrust.
We line our pockets, pass our tests, as everything moves fast,
Forgetting simple things like truth and trust.
Turn back the clock for just a while, move at a slower pace;
Forget each crass and crazed celebrity.
And concentrate on words like 'gentle', 'cordial' and 'grace'
And try to fill this life with dignity.
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