Concordance.
To awake
in a quiet corner of peace and stare
at rich friendship meeting needs
is so gratifying
for reality can end in what dreams
begot of notions to share
as concordance shows.
To awake
in a hateful place of disabling war
where defiling fear strips life
of beauty and stasis
cringing behind abuse is making
disdain worse than before
as contention shows.
To awake
in a world of learnt awareness asks
that bones be allowed to grow
naturally old and souls
carefully nurtured is belief in
love being first factor
as cordiality shows.