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I so loved your poem, Keith, and your exquisite vocabulary.

Modicums

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Just a modicum of peace, please.

And in that small quantity of a valuable

and essential quality, virtue and state of being,

we will tend, nurture and cultivate

so that sweet seed shall grow.

It will be organic, full blend work

that will be resilient and strong,

that will not bend at the whims

of hubris, arrogance and power.

No, that modicum will grow to be a giant,

sheltering the sick, the vulnerable,

the empty and the fearful.

Hate will be banished to history,

chaos locked in the closets,

empty now as those who were

trapped in them are free.

Modicum to multitudes,

peaceful pastures of plenty,

where all of us shall dance, together.

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I love the humble request in the first line and then the notion that this modicum of peace is a seed that can grow to change the world. Lovely!

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Thank you Lisa!

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Thank you, Larry. I love that you have transformed my plea for a modicum of peace into multitudes (this makes me think of Jesus feeding the multitudes by multiplying a few fish and a loaf). I also appreciated the reference to the closets being empty enough to hold chaos now that those trapped in the closets are free. Very moving <3

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Thank you Keith! I truly love that reference to the loaves and fishes. I have come to not see that as a story of a magical act, but one where Jesus shows us how to distribute what we have more equitably!

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I love that, Larry. I was just reading an article this morning on the American Friends Service Committee site about the solidarity economy as an alternative to capitalism...yes to equitable distribution of resources!

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Yes, a theory and practice of abundance rather than scarcity, which capitalism invariably creates. I like AFSC and their good work, and have worked a lot over the years with our wonderful N.H. chapter. Thank goodness for them.

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I really appreciate AFSC and the multiplicity of their work, both domestically and abroad, to make life equitable for all. And that they really make social justice work accessible in a low-hanging fruit kind of way for anyone who has the ability to access the internet. I also appreciate you working with them there in your corner of the world, Larry <3.

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I Hear you Keith and agree. And you are welcome!

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Such sweet imagery of a tiny seed of peace.

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It only takes a modicum, A.

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