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  A funny group I’ve joined a funny group Who aren’t out for money Neither do they press To join their little club.  The door is always open Though very few come in They call themselves the Friends Friendship’s universal.  You can say your mind  And always get a hearing Tolerance is everything  Every voice is equal.   It’s not about the power The fame or the glory Or corrupting influence There’s nothing there to win.  Some believe in God Better left undefined  Better called the Spirit That defies description.  They try marketing at times It’s not their strongest suit They’ll probably die out Having left the world a better place.  Their values once deemed strange Now everywhere adopted  Equality and peace  Simplicity and care for nature.  They have raised the conscience  Of a world now more civilized They have done their bit While world just traveled on  Further into space Nearer to God, perhaps, Their journey nea...

Hind Rajab   How many bullets does it take To kill a six year old in Gaza This cruel soldier didn’t know So he sprayed a thousand.  Three thousand years ago The prophets warned their people  Not to harden hearts or minds But in vain it seems somehow.  How many bullets shot in rage At the ambulance that tried to save her The soldier wasn’t sure  So he kept his brutal fire.  There is a call recorded Of the little girl in terror Requesting help by phone From a helpless operator.   Who keeps her talking for three hours For the ambulance to come But the soldiers target that as well Killing her and everyone.  The murder of Hind Rajab Will provoke a global call To end this genocide  With blood on every leaders hand A hand that can’t be washed  Of blood that handed guns To men who shot the bullets That killed a girl of six.  Hind’s name will long be heard Above the sound of war Beyond the sun-drenched hills Around the world from now....

  Some queries Why should I fast If all the world is feasting? Why should I die  If everyone is living?  Why should I stay  If all go on holiday? Why should I abstain When there’s no refrain.  Why renounce a wife If the Gods don’t even care? Why stay silent If there’s music everywhere.  Why save the planet If others don’t give a toss? Why save the planet If without us it’s better off.  Why do the wealthy prosper While the poor ones waste away Why so little justice In this world or the next.  You assume perhaps I have all the answers Sorry reader to disappoint My stock is questions only.