[1523] An Ethical Grook

Title : An Ethical Grook
Poet : Piet Hein
Date : 22 Jun 2004
1stLine: I see
Length : 12 Text-only version  
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Guest poem submitted by Benjamin Paul Withy <bwit004@>:

An Ethical Grook
I see
   and I hear
      and I speak no evil;
I carry
   no malice
      within my breast;
yet quite without
   wishing
      a man to the Devil
one may be
   permitted
      to hope for the best.

	-- Piet Hein

This only sort of fits "the poet cranky" theme.  While I'm sure this was
written in jest, as so many of Hein's poems are, I feel it is a lovely turn
of phrase which most people can appreciate the sentiment behind.  I think
I've already exceeded the length of the poem with my comment so I'll stop
here.

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