Vendor Writing

IT'S A PRIVILEGE

By Jen A., Contributor Vendor

See that woman out in the kitchen

She cooks our food for us

We don't know what we'd do without her

Comes here every morning on the bus

Looks after our kids before and after school

And cleans up the little messes we make around the house

She's a Christian woman, don't expect more than a pittance

Doesn't loaf, or steal, or cuss

But she's getting a little long in the tooth

In her line of work that's not a plus

So we're looking around for another one

A quiet one that won't make a fuss

This one's been with us nigh on 16 years

She doesn't have kin anymore

Her boy died down on lower Broadway

It's a tragedy to be sure, but not our fault

We sent a small bouquet

The wife and I have booked a trip to Paris

A little anniversary getaway

We'd like to get the new one in here

Before we send the old one away

We don't want one with a sad sob story

Our kids deserve cruel life be kept at bay

So if you hear of someone let us know

A naive one who'll take cash and has some backdoor sway

MORAL BEAUTY

By Jen A., Contributor Vendor

We are inspired by goodness

To walk a path beyond loneliness

To a calm, clear forest pond

Where frogs ribbit

And the scent of the good earth

Floats on every gentle breeze

We're inspired by the goodness

Of our family

We're inspired by the goodness

Of our neighbors

We unite with the goodness

Of our community

To accomplish great acts

Of humanness

Of charity

Of compassion for one another

Compassion

Is the natural state

Of the human mind