Blessed Are They With The Great Gift Of Ruth Poem by Francis Duggan

I only say here what is the obvious truth
That blessed are they with the great gift of ruth
One might say in numbers they do not abound
Though the ruthless at heart are not hard to be found
A person with ruth never puts others down
And of their type we do need more in every town
So much room for self improvement in more than a few
To that you may well say tell us something that's new
If you cannot say something nice about someone say nothing at all
Those words from a wise one are well worthy of recall
And since of the feelings of others they are all too aware
Those with the gift of ruth sad to say all too rare
To their higher selves they remain ever true
And respect to their kind is by now overdue.