Gather Round
Gather round, gather round
Tell the despairing
And the heedless alike
That Everything has its futures
Everything has its consequences
From one action
Or a thousand inactions
An impossible number of reactions occur
No need to take Karma or Rebirth literally
No need to chant or pray
Or listen to what notional Bodhisattvas say
Ignore at will the Nihilists
And the Reductionists
When they tell you that your anger and your love
Are equally inconsequential
Or that loving Jesus is mental
What takes place in your mind
Heart
Field of endeavour
And your hearth
Matter
To say that nothing does is idle chatter
I declare that there are recurring patterns I say
What you do, feel and say
Do not live only for today
Povey 2014