Mission



To all work together, we need not agree.

Each has their mission, some of us three. 

Bridges over puddles, the Buddha might say.

Help all the lost, since they’re not far away. 

The gift you’ll be given, if honest and true.

Showing you all, the things you can do. 

Use inner knowledge, filling your cup.

Notice how time, has begun to speed up. 

Love and compassion, given today. 

Expands never ending, on the middle way.
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Written on August 20, 2023

Submitted by SteveGoldenfort on August 20, 2023

Modified by SteveGoldenfort on October 18, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme A A B B C C D D B B
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 438
Words 93
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

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