Two Poems by Edward George

Building Bridges

Building bridges
of all inclusive love

Replacing old rotting boards
Of age old withered animosities
With the constructive newness of diversity

Sharing each others differences
Comparing each others likenesses
Conquering no one
Respecting each others space

To me, this is civilization
With love at the center
With hope for the future
How can we go wrong?

Building bridges
Of all inclusive love.

Visions

He can give you a vision on the street
Or in a coliseum
Sitting in a back row seat 

He can give you a vision
In a temple
In a church
In a mosque
In a synagogue

And deep in the woods
Sitting on a log

He can give you a vision
In a mansion built on a hill
it is all up to God
If it is in His will 

He can give you a vision
In a jail cell
Living in turmoil
Living in hell 

There is no place on earth
That God does not speak
For He speaks through the helpless
The homeless and the weak 

He can speak to an astronaut
Passing a star
Flying high in the sky 

He speaks through the day
In His own way
He speaks through the night
He calms our minds
from all fear and fright 

He is a God of many visions
God speaks
For He is a friend of mine

by Edward George