Sermon on the Plain: A Poem by Richard Morgan

We thought ourselves godly

Taught ourselves how to fly

Now our engines are grounded

And birds rule the sky

Just one more species

Climbing high but to fall

Inventive and heedless

Mortal souls after all

Creature of singing

Contemplation and art

Educating our children

In the ways of the heart

And creature of cruelty

Plundering with no need

Killing sister and brother

In our prisons of greed

When we beg for survival

In the suffering crowd

We must live by compassion

And speak kindness aloud.

Easter, 2020

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