My Poem to the World

This is my poem to the world

In the year 2015.

The end of the year is approaching and

We've made it past Halloween.

 

Thanksgiving, too, is behind us now.

We're smack in the holiday season--

A perfect time for a poem, but I

Don't always need a reason.

 

If you celebrate Christmas, then

Merry Christmas to you.

If you celebrate something else,

You get best wishes, too.

 

If you celebrate nothing at all,

That is perfectly fine.

Just don't be offended by

These heartfelt wishes of mine.

 

My wish this year is all about HOPE--

No reason to be frightened.

My hope is that we can all

Become more enlightened--

 

Enlightened to the needs of the planet

And to people in need, as well.

We're all in this together, you know--

We're riding a huge carousel,

 

Spinning, spinning, while hurling through space.

Yes, we are speeding

At sixty-seven thousand miles

Per hour! But, keep reading:

 

At the same time the equatorial

Velocity of our sphere

Is 1,040 miles per hour

Year after year after year!

 

Think about this incredible speed

And movement, if you will.

It's so amazing how at times

Everything seems so still.

 

This uncanny illusion of stillness

Amidst so much motion

Compels me to formulate

A truly marvelous notion:

 

Since this miraculous universe--

So limitless in its scope--

Has endless possibilities,

Never give up on HOPE.

 

So how does all of above relate

To the topic I'm addressing?

It's all about the wonder of HOPE….

I know: I've been digressing.

 

My hope is that people everywhere

Will all of a sudden see

That we must make this earth the best

Place that it can be.

 

HOPE can lead us in the right direction

And possibly stem the tide

Of tears and suffering in the world

If positively applied.

 

We must focus on love love love

As an antidote to hate.

Love is inexpensive, so

Embrace it now, but wait!

 

If you embrace love, you'll also

Receive free of charge

Both compassion and goodwill;

The amount you save is large.

 

And think about how the world will improve

If intolerance decreases,

And the need for vengeance and vindication

Ultimately ceases.

 

Respond now you'll also obtain

Greater peace of mind.

So many wonderful perks! A better

Deal you will not find.

 

If you respond in the next few minutes,

You also will receive

The reassurance of all the greatness

That HOPE can achieve.

 

HOPE has the power to be the key

To open many doors

That might lead to a world of peace

And put an end to wars.

 

HOPE and compassion go hand in hand;

Watch them grow and flourish.

Water them with wisdom and love;

They aren't hard to nourish.

 

We can ameliorate the world

With HOPE: we must pursue it.

All of us can make a difference.

Now, go out and do it.

 

(December 2015)