A New Year's Poem

Forget Brexit, and block out Trump

Sunrise over Annapolis Royal, Christmas Day, 2018

The world abounds with hate and greed

Wisdom wanes as tolerance slumps

What a mess we have indeed

Forget the wars and all the drought

Tsunamis, eruptions of any kind

There’s lots to do without a doubt

There’s much that troubles a caring mind

Right here at home there’s such great need

In our backyards or close at hand

There’s shelters to build and kids to feed

And much to do in this great land

The aged need care and our respect

The poor are all around we know

It’s time to do, not just reflect

The seed of kindness we must sow.

The world’s in motion, such disarray

Change is coming at quickened pace

This challenge will not go away

We must prepare and then embrace.