Thoughful Gardening

our ideals are flowers
blooming brightly

sometimes

 beautifully
and serene

sometimes 

 insultingly 
and obscene
 
from so many colors
into so many eyes

always given equal
but taken different

we are that difference
in this world the same

we owe each other

that chance to be

   

       but nothing more

       but nothing less

… the human garden

we shall never rest

Author's Note

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

This is a fine poem which resonated with me. The first words that sprang to mind were, one man's meat is another man's poison.

always given equal
but taken different

Multi layered

Chris

[Davidgeo]

I had the whole "equality of opportunity vs equality of outcome" argument in mind and it was a total mess of pretentious BS at first. Then I recalled some memories from the mountaineering thing I stupidly do sometimes... and how the sun still shines the same at the peak as it does at base camp. The difference is always situational, never actual. It's still an unfinished thought but I think it's still fundamentally true.

[Chris Shaw]

I like your mountaineering thoughts. There is much to consider in your words.