Measure of a Person

Measure of a Person

Funerals funnel the essence, the best, the most humorousPressed into a sound-bite of respect.The talk is for the living.A mark of their relationship to the oneWho slips away.No measure is grander than howthey used their heart. ~Abbe 
Politicized

Politicized

Charged with a missionOur Fore Fathers createdA Union for a just and safer world.Our voices echo on the hill.Our plea resonates. ~Abbe 
Gavel

Gavel

One who judges with calculationAs if they were god — omni-blindRules with HubrisGuilty of treating others poorlyWhen things go awry ~Abbe 
Labels

Labels

A baby learns quickly the name of objectsBut the feel and understanding of labelsComes with intonationA word, a home, a definition — allChanges with the context of emotion ~Abbe 

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