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Divers Philosophies
So many creeds, faiths, and philosophies
With histories of philosophies to boot,-
Alive and thriving, but the question is
Are they not issued from a common root?
Unequal, disproportionate the state,
The human lot, - the creaking wheel of fate,
That turns and crushes man while here on earth,
Helpless to chose the era of his birth.
I think all creeds are ruled by Providence,
It would not do if all the innocents
That lived according to the granted light
Where slighted and beatitude denied.
Redemption’s weal, I trust I will receive
Not by what OTHERS,- but what I believe!
This seems so true for everyone and all
That passes through this vale terrestrial.
I trust that Providence can fit and square
And valid the most strange beliefs declare.
I trust that Divine Mercy will devise
These various creeds to blend and harmonize.
Though some feel lost, but Boundless Mercy may
For every erring vagrant find a way;-
May help gruff hobos see their Maker’s face,
While true-blue doctrine makers can't find space.
I cannot help it, but I trust my heart
More than the rhetorician’s skill and art;
These are my views, and you may disagree,
I do not mind, - it's MY philosophy.
© Elizabeth Dandy
