Praised Be Those Who Would Distribute Power

February 20, 2017

Dear Subscriber:

Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. The theme for this week, in honor of President’s Day, is politics.

Today’s poem is a President’s Day poem about the wisdom of the separation of powers.

I welcome comments on my poems at http://nicholasgordon.blogspot.com.

Yours,

Nick Gordon

Praised be those who would distribute power,

Reconciled to bickering and waste,

Enduring, even in the darkest hour,

Such hacks as pander to the popular taste.

In such a system, life can be frustrating,

Demanding patient tolerance to rule.

Everyone has blessings worth berating,

Nor need one much at stake to be a fool.

The president is forced to be a leader

Since all are free to follow or oppose;

'Mid maelstroms, both captain and conceder,

Deftly tacking when a headwind blows.

All know divided power leads to strife,

Yet few would yield to one vain will their life.

© by Nicholas Gordon

Hear or watch me recite this poem and listen to the music I chose for it at http://www.poemsforfree.com/prais4.html. For more President’s Day poems, go to http://www.poemsforfree.com/presidentsdaypoems.html .

This week’s theme: Politics

February 20: Praised Be Those Who Would Distribute Power