submitted by Benjamin Paul Withy
"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.
[this poem is archived, accessible and awaiting your comments at]
http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/1523.html
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