Spenserian Sonnet for the Stepped-on<\/p>\n
Where generosity and kindness fail
\nis only in the hearts of men maligned
\nwhose best defenses seem of no avail
\nand leave them in a battered frame of mind<\/p>\n
But strength can best be found in all mankind
\nNot in arms-length sorrow and travail
\nInstead from out your strife, yourself you find
\nAnd walk a far more noble, lenient trail<\/p>\n
Still, this path remains concealed and jailed
\nperceived as simple weakness of the mind,
\nspirit and heart, while men as truly great
\nAs Martin Luther King and Gandhi shined<\/p>\n
With light unparalleled by those today
\nWho represent even the meek, they say<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Spenserian Sonnet for the Stepped-on Where generosity and kindness fail is only in the hearts of men maligned whose best defenses seem of no avail and leave them in a battered frame of mind But strength can best be found in all mankind Not in arms-length sorrow and travail Instead from out your strife, yourself […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p73iP8-b0","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3014,"url":"http:\/\/www.steelbuddha.net\/?p=3014","url_meta":{"origin":682,"position":0},"title":"The flitting butterfly that is the mind","date":"12\/29\/2016","format":false,"excerpt":"I have been replacing meditation with video games and exercise with comfort food lately. 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