BUT NOT FOR YOU ALONE		RGAaPoet@aol.com 

	   (For Dwayne Etienne, my cousin)

	Do what is right, but not for you alone.
	When all else fails, have Faith -- trust in the Lord.
	Acknowledge hearts should not be made of stone,
	Yet don't always accede to all on board....
	Never lay claim to thoughts Truth can't afford.

	Each day, please live as if it were the last --
	More so when other beings depend on you.
	Cherish the moral laws, and hold on fast.
	No lesser laws should control what you do,
	Especially for blessings, when life's through.

	In all your ways of life, let there be light,
	Leading to places where your mind finds peace.
	Each of your words and deeds should bring delight
	To other minds, and yours; love must increase,
	In constant daily streams, without surcease.

	Endeavour to perform the grandest work!
	Neither slack time, nor feints, will take you there;
	Nor bumming off the rest -- only a jerk
	Expects distasteful deeds to bring him cheer.




		   01/16/2000

	Copyright (c) 2000 by Ronald G. Auguste