That Karma Thing
One person at a time…

Hey kid it’s all in the karma
I know it’s kornball and maybe silly
To say about the darn half full glass
whether a cup of cappacino, or a
child with a cup and a milk mustache…

let the alone the grown up stuff
what will or not be under your
and Santa’s tree with the tightening budget
or the real grown up causes
like oh divine one; peace soon please soon

like extending a hand open
instead of a fist

the little things all can do
that touch that equally nebulus
bigger picture
like sharing commonalities
rather than cursing differences

spare me one moment
sentiment that smacks
of a red and green sugar cookie
soaking in that child’s
or my own milk.

The times always ask
In my little cliché festival here
To reach within so that one
can reach out with a little more trust
and hope whether in this holiday season
or the rest of the year.

I saw those on the news giving away
Thanksgiving to feed hurricane victims
and those still living in tent cities
down south and elsewhere
in the backdrop of many disasters.

I can only address myself
And where I can be better
And ask of others to share
a cup of compassion
without so many conditions and provisions
for if you believe then you may believe
we are all children of a higher power
if not a higher purpose.

Oh yah, that karma thing
that invisible aura we exude
you know others do sense it
if not outright see it
and by the way this dollop of sweetness
is more for me
to feed my within a taste of kindness
against the trials I may have
starving my own soul.

to rather seek peace instead of conflict
to seek ways to make sure
none are indeed left behind
there can never be enough charity;
and that is meant two ways,
for there shall always be more that can be done;
but yet for some we must help them
fend for themselves rather than rely
on the efforts of others to carry their burdens…

it is time to look harder for peace
not because of the season
but because it is right
it is that reaching within to enable
one to reach out and win a greater peace
one hand shake, one greeting, one wish
at a time,

yah, that karma thing.

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