January 9, 2018

"Borrow a line from a famous public domain poem to craft your own."

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What man has made of man!

Religion, colour, caste and creed,

Separate and segregate each human;

Desires, wants, necessity and need

create a world without reason.

What man has made of man?

Disconnect with bounteous nature,

Plunder that over generations does span

Simple greed and blase exploitation,

Ever since civilisation began.

What man has made of man?

Nothing given, everything taken

As fast and as quickly as he can

Yet, there is no satisfaction gained

Woe outpaces him, even if he ran.

What man has made of man?

A tragedy of human existence,

Destruction where ever you scan

Extinct creatures, depleted resources

Sorrowed lives, eyes bleak and faces wan

What man has made of man?

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Word count 101

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The line is taken from a poem by William Wordsworth - Lines Written in Early Spring. The full poem is below:

I heard a thousand blended notes,
While in a grove I sate reclined,
In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts
Bring sad thoughts to the mind.

To her fair works did Nature link
The human soul that through me ran;
And much it grieved my heart to think
What man has made of man.

Through primrose tufts, in that green bower,
The periwinkle trailed its wreaths;
And 'tis my faith that every flower
Enjoys the air it breathes.

The birds around me hopped and played,
Their thoughts I cannot measure:-
But the least motion which they made,
It seemed a thrill of pleasure.

The budding twigs spread out their fan,
To catch the breezy air;
And I must think, do all I can,
That there was pleasure there.

If this belief from heaven be sent,
If such be Nature's holy plan,
Have I not reason to lament
What man has made of man?