Holistically Speaking

Not all on earth has great allure:
 Roaches, lice, bad eggs, manure.
 On dung hills, yet, spring forth sweet flowers.
 Therefore, ye wise, employ your powers
 to see the world as one great whole,
 its fairest face, its warts, an' all.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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