When Sparrows Matter More
Find the book
and blow
the dust off.
It’s somewhere
in the house.
Every house
used to have one
if only to record
births and deaths.
Find the passage
about the sparrows
and you will see
that you and I
and every man
are worth more
than any sparrow
yet you and I
and every man may
spread seed
or old bread
for sparrows
on a winter day
yet hustle past
the homeless man
who squats
in sun or snow
outside McDonald’s.
Donal Mahoney
Robert L. Martin
8yWe can't only think about ourselves, like you said. I think I understood the poem. There are many other people who need help. Good poem
Donal Mahoney
8yRobert, I thank you for reading and commenting on my work. I have been to your site and see that you too write a great deal. It is my plan soon to read some of your work. I think I recognize your name from other sites we both may frequent. I find writing is a wonderful way to fight dotage in retirement. All the best.
Robert L. Martin
8yThank you, Donal. If it weren't for writing, I would be bored to death.