fools say old
fashioned
values are bad...
but old
fashioned
values are good! ! !
manual work
what songs
were sung
by sinew
muscle
by honest
sweat
hard work
invested
in labour
done well
how this sings
of love
for life
for gratitude
appreciation
for the work
of the hands
faith in all hands
to the well wheel
contributing
to a common prosperity
when workers
earned their pay
were paid
in an appropriate
living wage
individuals prospered
communities prospered
all prospered
Copyright © Terence George Craddock
Yes the last stanza was the whole point of the poem 'when workers earned their pay were paid in an appropriate living wage individuals prospered communities prospered all prospered' and I was rather hoping someone would develop the idea and highlight the argument.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Old values.....devalued 'when workers earned their pay were paid in an appropriate living wage individuals prospered communities prospered all prospered' This is the essence, the crux....this really does benefit....EVERYONE. Why can't our politicians see this! ! ! ! Powerful words......10++++
Yes a living wage has multiple stimulating spiral benefits, healthier happier individuals, healthier happier families, equates to individuals and families helping themselves and others; thus communities prosper and society as a whole is better off, happier and more giving caring :)