Grace

by Sylvia Baer, Cape May Poet Laureate

 

The choices made will shape our world

Will make us strong or weak–

Will show the truth inside our souls

And goals we choose to seek–

 

Is fame and fortune what we want

With castles grand and tall–

Our name in lights up on a board

With cheers from one and all?

 

Is having more than all the rest

The end result of life–

No matter how the others feel

No matter what their strife?

 

Or do you seek a brighter world

With hope for one and all–

Where everyone deserves a chance

A hand up if they fall?

 

We can help in uncertain times

When basic needs aren't met–

When dignity and self-respect

Seem much too hard to get–

 

No one can succeed alone

Each person has a place–

We can't let hunger take a hold

and not put food in its space– 

 

Please join us to continue now

With love which makes us kind–

And work to make a better world

One person at a time.