Time and again
Those in the public eye
Wielding great power
Through accrued
Fame and fortune
Have fallen
Short of the mark
Letting us down
Miserably
In the quest for
Exemplary models
The focus could be
Narrowed considerably
By concentrating
The search
Much closer to home
It is within
Common people
That
Uncommon goodness
Often is found
Joy, love
And
Fulfillment
Can’t be
Manufactured
As
They are
Gifts
We receive
At
Unexpected
Times
Never packaged
Exactly
The same way
Twice
We must remain
Open
To welcome them
Whenever
And
In whatever
Form
They arrive
Respect for
You
Respect for
Me
For all things
Living
Land to
Sea
Integrity
To
Do what’s
Right
Through
Life’s travails
Day and
Night
A
Healthy dose
Of
Responsibility
Tempered
By
A bit of
Levity
Compassion
And kindness
Light the
Way
If in
Our hearts
Forever
Stay
A basic
Tonic
Fits the
Bill
Ameliorating
Many of
Our
Ills
What’s
New
To you
May be
Old
To me
In the
Eye
Of the
Beholder
Lies
Novelty
Most
Fortunate
Of all
Are
Those who
Find
Newness
In the
Familiar
Time after
Time
Those who
Toil
In obscurity
Shunning
The
Limelight
As
A matter
Of
Course
Often
Most deserve
To
Bask in
Its
Glow
New
Beginning
Dawns each
Day
Regrets
Past
At rest to
Lay
Start at
Square one
Come what
May
Hope
Eternal
Here to
Stay
Set
A
Precedent
Today
Spread some
Sunshine
Show the
Way
A word of
Kindness
Others
Pay
Sadness
Briefly keep
At
Bay
A ray of
Hope
Left behind to
Stay
We
See the world
Through
Cataracts
Our
Perceptual lenses
Have been
Hacked
By social and news
Media
Without
Lack
It’s not too late
To
Change our
Tact
Seize
Our
Sensibilities
Back
Turn attention
To
Actual
Fact
To
Do this
We must make
A
Pact
Building
A
Fortress
Won’t bring
Safety
Back
Hate
Slithers
Through the
Smallest
Of
Cracks
The
Strongest
Adhesive
Is
What it will
Take
All
The love
And
Compassion
Each one can
Make
This is the
Era
Of being
Alone
In a
Crowd
Just me
My Selfie
And my
i-Phone/Pad/Pod
i am the cat’s meow
