June 12, 2016
Dear Subscriber:
Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of
view. The theme for this week is faith, in honor of Ramadan, which begins on
June 7.
Today’s poem is a Ramadan poem about rights, freedom, and community.
I welcome comments on my poems at http://nicholasgordon.blogspot.com.
Yours,
Nick Gordon
Rights are not equivalent to freedom.
All have claims upon the lives of all.
Make yourself a servant of the kingdom,
Acting in the interests of the whole.
Deeds are sermons preached upon the plain
As each from each has much to lose or gain;
Nor is faith the free choice of one soul.
© by Nicholas Gordon
Hear or watch me recite this poem and listen to the music I
chose for it at http://www.poemsforfree.com/rights.html.
For more poems about religion, go to http://www.poemsforfree.com/religiouspoems.html
.
This week’s theme: Faith.
June 6: Rapture Comes Most Easily Within
June 11: How Might One Untie the Knot
June 12: Rights Are Not Equivalent to Freedom
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