What is something others do that sparks your admiration?
To catch a likeness done in oils
Or in a simple sketch
Or paint a scene on canvas
That takes away our breath.
To play most any instrument
To draw from it a tune
To lift the spirits, change our mood
Or make us want to dance.
To change a game by sleight of foot
Or maybe sleight of hand
To manufacture winning moves
When all had once seemed lost.
To move us with well chosen words
To lose us in a book
To write scenes that we won’t forget
Or phrases that will stick.
To understand machinery
And know why things are broke
To have the skill to mend a thing
And get it back to work.
To be a conversationalist
Set others at their ease
Know when others need to talk
And let them know they’re heard.
To see the worth in others
Know how to draw it out.
To be a patient teacher
Conquer others doubts.
To unify a nation
And give it common cause.
To find a common purpose
That is not based on war.
To fight for those who are weaker
To champion the poor
Respect the views of others
And have an open door.
Andrew Green's Poems 