is what
you
shall do:
love the earth
and sun,
and animals,
despise
riches,
give alms
to every one
that asks,
stand up
for the stupid
and crazy,
devote your income
and labor
to others,
hate tyrants,
argue not
concerning God,
have patience
and indulgence
towards
the people,
take off your hat
to nothing known
or unknown,
or to any man
or number of men;
go freely
with the powerful
uneducated
persons,
and with the young,
and mothers,
of families:
read
these leaves
in the open air
every season
of every year
of your life:
re-examine
all you have been told
at school
or church,
or in any books,
and
dismiss
whatever
insults
your
soul.
2 comments:
Beautiful poem.
thanks Heather.
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