Unseeking Seeker Poet Rhyme

An Unreasonable Request

an unreasonable request
presents itself for redressal
although we neither judge nor jest
how may we deny whilst being hospitable 

we begin by presenting a spherical view
hoping that better sense may prevail
but spurred by greed pleas renew
if we rightly refuse he will pale

of course we may be evasive
with niceties of kindly demeanour 
rejection easy for we are not submissive
but we wish that blissful love feels no tremor

then there is also the matter of karmic consequence 
for indulgence would impose on him karmic debt
our refusal entwined with love the balance 
so that mirror of time reflects no regret

28-February-2021

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L Milton Hankins February 28, 2021 at 10:13 AM Unseeking Seeker, I absolutely loved this piece. I loved the form, the rhyme, the flow...but I had some difficulty understanding it. In the fourth line could you have meant "we" instead of "be?" Who is the "he" in the eighth line? I could find no word "redressal" in the EOD. I repeat, I really enjoyed this poem...exceptional writing, but I just couldn't get past some small hitches. I would love some explanatory notes. Unseeking Seeker February 28, 2021 at 6:32 PM You are right! It is an inadvertent spellcheck error, soon rectified! Happy you enjoyed! ‘Redressal’ is a common enough word, look up Collins dictionary ... https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/redressal