Begging

this world of ours is begging for more
more peace
more patience
more arms outstretched
more love
more laughter
more human respect
more brothers
more sisters
more worldly grace
no more separation of religion and race
no more degradation
nor humiliation
no more mutilation of this precious earth

this world of ours is begging for more

more kindness
more calm
more lifting of spirit
more praise for this home and the people within it
this home
this place
this land of the “free”
is begging for more from you and me
so listen to the echoes of our ancestry
that warn us to avoid repetition
to awaken and be shaken to the core
because our past and our future
are begging for more

yes, this world of ours is begging


* The picture was taken of a painting at the Art Institute of Chicago.  
Workshop of Dieric Bouts, Netherlandish, c. 1410–1475 - Mater Dolorosa (Sorrowing Virgin), 1480/1500;  Oil on panel 38.7 x 30.3 cm (15 1/4 x 11 7/8 in.); painted surface: 37.2 x 29 cm (14 7/8 x 11 3/8 in.) - European Painting and Sculpture Gallery 202