A Maxim of Joy

Something makes me want to make a better place
Of this my world, than it has made of me
Something makes me want to mirror it in my grace
And paint my sweet Rembrandt of civility

To say thank you when others' days are rough, and 
Be the giver and servant of their budding joy
To lose all sense of entitlement and say please, stand
In line and wait my turn. Got my seed since a boy!

Want to see our traditions of kindness from home
Meeting each stranger with an hello, a caring
Eye, a sharing hand, a sense of belonging to roam
Into a world of love, peace, and civil fearing.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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March 30, 2010 at 4:31 AM
L'nass, I like this poem about civility. Good luck in the contest if this one is written for that purpose.
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