Thursday, October 10, 2013

Always

Compassion is not fine china
you pull out on those rare occasions
when the moon of your generosity
and the stars of deserving people
align for an elegant dining experience.

Neither is it a hand extended downward
in pity, quickly withdrawn to security
when its precious cargo has been delivered.

It is, instead an everyday,
moment-by-moment, person-to-person
way of thinking, speaking, acting, living.
It is love, not just in action, but also interaction. 



© 2013 Todd Jenkins

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