Monday, August 22, 2016

Haiku of humility and hospitality


Places of honour
are kept for the distinguished;
take the humble chair.

Maybe you'll be asked
to come to a higher seat;
but then, maybe not.

Better to be known
for grace and humility,
and to be content.

Hospitality
when you expect a return
does not count for much.

When giving banquets
invite the poor, the needy;
they can't return it.

Generosity
when it cannot be repaid
is tested and true.

Jesus lived it well;
his life, generous with love
and humility.


© Ken Rookes 2016

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