Basic Principle Poems | Examples


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UNDERSTANDING



The basic principle
of human need is to understand 
and be understood...
In all acts of life!

The best way to obtain
this understanding is:
Listening to what the other person talks
understanding what the other person says...

Premium Member WE ARE THE PILOTS

May we be blessed to understand 
(whether or not we find it in a rhyme)
one basic truth, 
one basic fact
one basic principle of time

If you give me but a moment 
I’ll try my utmost to explain:

It’s remembering as time flies by so quickly…
we are the pilots of our plane.

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