“Do not put your trust in princes, in mortals, in whom there is no help.
When their breath departs, they return to the earth; on that very day
their plans perish.” — Psalm 146: 3-4

The political news
and nothing’s new.

Deeply he breathed —
his spirit freed

from contagious fear.
The Spirit is near.

Deeply he breathed —
his spirit freed

for love’s compassion
directing his action

from orthodoxy
to orthopraxy.

The political views —
such depressing news.

Deeply he breathes,
calming the inner seas.