The seed of a thistle to a rose tree does not grow
And like 'tis said of karma we receive what we sow
And what goes round does come around those words ring ever true
The karma we receive in life is the karma we are due
My neighbour Pete's a poor man but he is very kind
And a more helpful man than him one could not wish to find
To help out poor old people he goes out of his way
The good karma he's sowing for himself will come to him one day
On the Universal karma I am one who does believe
The karma we pay into is the karma we receive
For good or for bad karma the choice is ours to make
We cannot expect to receive if we only take and take
The Universal Karma seems real enough to me
Though many with what I do say would surely disagree.

Francis Duggan

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