If suns set into graves and did not rise
or if they hung continuously in skies
we'd think them less than we this moment do,
impressed as we are how our Sun swings through
its constant orbit that revolves round us.
For fifty-thousand years, old human tribes
wrote history picture books in which the scribes
inked pens with blood of brothers killed for wealth
they redistributed by force and stealth
but we're enlightened now and so we've stopped.
Today democracy is how we rule
and every girl and boy enjoys perfect school
and learns exactly what they need to know
and finds in happy work their chance to grow
so they all end their long sweet lives fulfilled.
We've learned that judges settle our disputes
so everyone finds fairness and recruits
his colleagues for endeavours and high pay
in satisfying jobs we do each day
now no one is too rich and no one's poor.
Now everyone of us resembles God
as we portray Him: He's well-dressed and shod
in golden slippers that reflect the Sun.
He shows His Face and makes sure everyone
is never sick or lonely or afraid.
We study history to remind us how
the animals: the horse, the dog, the cow,
were made for us by God so we could eat;
and every sundown sees us singing sweet
songs celebrating how our deeds are good.
Hymn of Veneration appeared on the Poetic Peaches and Dreams website.