An entry in the 2015 Rivers Award
for Writing on Peace & Harmony

MICHAEL DOM

What I was told by someone old
Is, “Do your best, be brave; be bold
God does the rest, He knows your needs
If others spite you, don’t take heed.
Trust God who told
The sun to shine, trust Him who holds
The moon in tow – in thought, in deed,
Keep faith – it grows like mustard seeds
With fruits ten-fold.”
Do your best, as cruel life unfolds,
Remember then what you were told,
For all the things we think we need
Will break or fade and death will cede
Love peace; seek harmony – win gold
So I was told.