I am the voice
of the voiceless:
Through me, the
dumb shall speak;
Till the deaf world's
ear be made to hear
The cry of the wordless
weak.
From street, from
cage, and from kennel,
From jungle and
stall, the wail
Of my tortured kin
proclaims the sin
Of the mighty against
the frail.
For love is the true
religion,
And love is the
law sublime;
And all that is
wrought, where love is not,
Will die at the
touch of time.
And Science, the
great revealer,
Must flame his torch
at the source;
And keep it bright,
with that holy light
Or his feet shall
fail on the course.
For he who would
trample kindness
And mercy into the
dust --
He has missed the
trail, and his quest will fail:
He is not the guide
to trust.
Oh shame on the mothers
of mortals
Who have not stopped
to teach
Of the sorrow that
lies in dear, dumb eyes,
The sorrow that
has no speech.
Oh, never a brute
in the forest,
And never a snake
in the fen,
Or ravening bird,
starvation stirred,
Has hunted his prey
like men.
For hunger, and fear,
and passion
Alone drive beasts
to slay,
But wonderful man,
the crown of the plan,
Tortures, and kills,
FOR PLAY.
He goes well fed
from his table;
He kisses his child
and wife;
Then he haunts a
wood, till he orphans a brood,
Or robs a deer of
its life.
He aims at a speck
in the azure;
Winged love, that
has flown at a call;
It reels down to
die, and he lets it lie;
His pleasure was
seeing it fall.
The same force formed
the sparrow
That fashioned Man,
the King;
The God of the Whole
gave a spark of soul
To each furred and
feathered thing.
And I am my brother's
keeper,
And I will fight
his fight,
And speak the word
for beast and bird,
Till the world shall
set things right.
~ Ella Wheeler
Wilcox ~
Published by
the American Humane Assoc. Albany, NY
When I woke this
morning I felt very odd
I don't know why
but I felt close to God
The sun was shining,
the birds were singing
The music was soft,
the bells were ringing
And puppies were
romping at play
What a pleasant
start to a wonderful day
I remember lying
down to take a nap
I remember I had
my head in her lap
I remember the sad
look in her eye
I remember I had
never seen her cry
I remember I wanted
to ask her why
I remember hearing
her say "Good Bye"
I wanted to say don't
cry for me
I wanted to say
just remember me
I wanted to say
I remember the toys
I wanted to say
I remember the joys
I wanted to say
I remember your touch
I wanted to say
I loved you so much
I wanted to say what
an angel you've been
For showing me the
way to him
When I woke up I
knew there would be no pain
When I woke up I
knew I could play in the rain
You've taken care
of me all my life
You've guarded me
from trouble and strife
You've been with
me through good and bad
You've always stopped
me from being sad
You've given me
treats and given me care
You told me what
to expect when I got there
So please don't
cry wipe the tears from your eye
I'll look down upon
you with a woof and a sigh
I'll gather my courage
and march up to God
I'll ask him when
you get there to give you a nod
For you were my
master you were my friend
And I'll be waiting
for you at the rainbows end.
~ Dr. Kal
Kalnasy ~