Vee Bdosa Poet Iambic Pentameter

Inheritance

INHERITANCE
Dear child, we lost for you, America,
that apple pie, sprout from a tiny seed.
If you could find the hope of common need,
perhaps you'd save what was America,
from what's become a world of common greed.

Dear child, we lost for you, the dream of dreams,
we thought would always be; 'twould never end;
by now you've guessed, not everyone's your friend,
your apple pie's not always what it seems,
and hope is not what's just around the bend.

Dear child, we lost for you, the right to be,
the right to fly, the right to come and go;
the love of reaching out, to let it show,
your touching of a friend, in all you see,
this was America, but one you'll never know.
© Ron Wilson Arbuthnot
aka Vee Bdpsa the Doylestown Poet

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Vee Bdosa December 1, 2015 at 8:08 AM Hi Ivor, good to hear from you again, I was wondering about you just the other day, and I am glad you have decided to join the great poetry rebellion the world is in need of today. There are so many issues that politicians are just unable to effectively deal with unless they have the combined wisdom of poets, writers, musicians and artists. We have a tremendous responsibility, so let's just get it going again.

Ivor Davies November 30, 2015 at 6:11 PM Though I have not been writing for a while again seeing your work gives me the inspiration to put pen to paper again and guilt for not doing so! As always your poetry screams out its message in the form that only a true poet and believer in our chosen art can so expertly accomplish...kudos Vee Bdosa December 1, 2015 at 8:09 AM Hi Ivor, good to hear from you again, I was wondering about you just the other day, and I am glad you have decided to join the great poetry rebellion the world is in need of today. There are so many issues that politicians are just unable to effectively deal with unless they have the combined wisdom of poets, writers, musicians and artists.