Bicentenary Poems and Prose

Fruits of the Tree of Life:

Fruits of the Tree of Life:
To The Blessed Beauty

How can humanity's hunger be satisfied?
How can humanity's thirst be quenched?
With the fruits of the Tree of Life
from which the wine of unity is distilled!

What are the fruits of the Tree of Life
that will sate humankind's hunger
and quell its thirst?

Gather from the Tree of Life
the twelve fruits of peace;
harvest the fruits of
         The Oneness of God,
         The Oneness of humanity,
         The Common foundation of all religion,
         Independent investigation of truth,
         Universal peace upheld by a world government,
         Universal compulsory education,
         Universal language,
         The Essential harmony of science and religion,
         The Equality of men and women,
         The elimination of prejudice,
         The elimination of extremes of wealth and poverty,
         Spiritual solutions to economic problems.

Pick from the boughs of the Tree of Life
the fruits of unity.
Gather the fruits of the salvation
of humanity.

Poet's Note: ▼

This is Poem 78 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty.