Doffing my hat to Mike Pence

Doffing my hat to Mike Pence

                                           written Nov. 23^rd, 2016               521 words

                                 after the cast of 'Hamilton' called out Gov. Pence & family

Everything starts with a simple hello, a nod of the head from a place down below,

a place in the heart where dwells our true soul, a holy place beyond the reach of a poll,

for we want to live and hear sweet songs, we know what's important truly belongs

not to us and our world but to a greater Sea, “no man is an island”, all want just to be

part of God's Great parade begun long ago, whose source is a mystery we hope to know,

all share the Lord's light given before birth, a holy communion points our spirit to earth,

The love of God is sown in our blood; it's not for us to judge another after the flood,

of feelings and our need to be right, take a moment to breathe easy and try not to incite,

all of our angers, our righteous indignation; when we're at each other's throats, we are risking our Nation,

what joins us is sacred and more than we can know, let's be patient with each other and agree to go slow,

We applaud all our children, the folks on the stage, the family of Man, a truth greater than rage,

no matter how we see it, none have all the answers, put your trust in your Faith, and still applaud all the dancers,

so hear me, my Brethren, my Great Cousins and Brother, have faith in your Father and the spirit of Your Great Mother,

put your trust in the decency of 'We the people', let's guard our words, after all, we are all still equal,

everyone pulls their pants on one leg at a time, some use poor words to make bad rhyme,

what keeps us free is allowing our spirits to shine, sharing our hearts by speaking our minds,

where is Uncle Sam's sage counsel and wit, when he said, 'Wait a minute', and never gave a low hit,

A voice of quiet reason without blame, pours oil on the waters, and sullies not the game,

we give up the meaning of our Great Constitution, that we are holy joined by an uncommon institution,

when we forget our far country, those who have died, so we can live free, following faith glorified,

hold onto the wisdom our founding fathers displayed, when quill inked the paper and cornerstones were laid,

what we say has meaning and carries real weight, remember, all leave the building to share the same fate,

far better to light one candle of hope, than curse the darkness and act like a dope,

some say, don't pee on my back and tell me it's rain, to get human respect, you must give the same,

yes, our time here is too short and we need celebrate, the show must go on, if we all can relate,

so thank you, Mr. Pence, for your wise words and calm, you showed all some respect with your benevolent balm.