Acts of Kindness

                                                  

In a world that seems otherwise 

Things happen that make the spirit rise 

Random acts of kindness 

Bringing unexpected happiness. 

On the last late night bus 

Short of change conductor makes a fuss 

A fellow passenger pays my fare 

Kindness this way we share. 

A young boy rescuing a kitten 

By its pleading eyes smitten 

Looking for a home for its care 

Love and consideration we all share.  

A courier pigeon with a message  

Not just a bird of passage 

To a police station taken 

Officer thanks for the thought given. 

Loaded with things from the supermarket 

A stranger offers a helping hand 

With a gesture so grand 

From an old person who hardly can stand. 

Walking up a flight of stairs 

Someone from up turns around 

With a helping hand to find my ground 

A stranger holding the door open 

A kind gesture well taken. 

From a house burning 

With a trapped person screaming 

A pet getting out trying 

Someone rushes in without caring 

Her own safety not to her thinking 

Saved person, pet gratitude sharing. 

A child into the river fallen 

At great risk from river by someone taken 

Firemen, rescuers well trained 

From floods rescuing people stranded 

Ordinary people unasked help with needs 

You and I in the past with forgotten deeds. 

Not just with people  

Kindness to animals as well 

The woman up north caring for stray dogs 

A millionaire with a sanctuary for cats and dogs 

With spreading urbanization 

Wild animals no choice but migration. 

                                                                             

Man and animal now compete 

An unequal competition 

Some have become uncaring 

Awareness, Honesty, Responsibility lacking. 

But not all is lost, there is hope 

A counterbalance to help cope 

Human values beginning to shine 

With acts of kindness a very good sign. 

Kindness does not stand alone 

Only out of love grown 

Our basic instincts must heed  

To love and be loved a basic need. 

Love and kindness the counter balance 

To meet all imbalances 

Of anger, rage and destruction 

Let the world take positive action. 

In every people and country 

Love and kindness to give ready 

An overwhelming force of energy 

Nothing can stop this synergy. 

MPP 

23.10.2016