'Independent' Is An Odd Kind Of Word. Poem by Joyce Hemsley

Starving children need food and drink
Elderly folk must have their rest
The weak and dying need a helping hand
A newly born babe needs mother's breast.
..........No-one is independent..........

The author asks for sweet solitude
Sportmen pray for steam and zest.
Musicians depend on pianos grand
A Climber's aim is the mountain crest.
..........No-one is independent..........

The orator seeks dramatic words
A Judge needs facts, put to the test
Farmers depend on arable land
And the world needs love, east to west.
..........No-one is independent..........