CASTING STONES: editor's choice

CASTING STONES


Is there anyone who has not had a single fall?
Why stones should be cast on the fallen by one and all?

Who amongst us has not sinned that we hate the sinners?
Why think that morally we alone are the winners?

When we feel like condemning others for trespasses,
Let us remember what Gandhi had told the masses.

He said, “Don’t hate the sinner, though you may hate his deed.”
I say, don’t blame the father if astray goes the seed.

Jesus told his followers, “Let him cast the first stone,
To commit a vile sin who himself has not been prone.”

So, my friends, I tell you this that we are all mundane.
Towards those humans who err, let’s always be humane.



• Written as rhyming couplets, 13 syllables per line.
• Written for Round 21 (Feb.-March) of the “Inspirations” contest, "Invalid Item" , hosted by destinydances ~ mail 200% full around the prompt: “casting stones”.
• Showcased in Poetry Newsletter dated 17 February 2010.



M C Gupta
12 February 2010