August 2, 2020
Dear Subscriber:
Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of
view. The theme for this week is service, in honor of Eid al-Adha, the Islamic
Festival of Sacrifice, which this year is celebrated on July 31.
I welcome comments on my poems at https://nicholasgordon.blogspot.com
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A psychological poem about the motives of those who would
serve others:
Blessed are those whose joy is to give joy,
Who would find pleasure in assuaging pain,
Whose love of life would cloud-bound spirits buoy
And be the gold that would base thoughts alloy,
The music that would silent souls sustain.
Blessed are those whose joy is to give joy,
Who would, in times of need, their hours employ
In cheerful labor for another’s gain,
Whose love of life would cloud-bound spirits buoy
And hearty sun black thunderheads destroy,
Giving flooded fields relief from rain.
Blessed are those whose joy is to give joy.
Yet some would denigrate such souls with coy
Hints of poor self-image and self-blame,
Saying they would cloud-bound spirits buoy
To buy their love. Such goodness is a ploy
To garner the self-love they seek in vain.
But can’t you feel the joy in giving joy
And bless the love of life that spirits buoy?
© by Nicholas Gordon
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This week’s theme: Service
July 28: Alain Is an Absolute Delight
July 30: Thirty-Nine Is Often Full of Wonder
July 31: Each of Us Must Sacrifice Our Selves
August 2: Blessed Are Those Whose Joy Is to Give Joy
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