Good Medicine

Joy paints the heart in colors clear

Laughter mends what’s cracked by fear

Sorrow pulls with heavy chain

Mirth revives and heals the pain

Sure and Sound

Repay no wrong with cruel return

Let wisdom lead where passions burn

When harshness rises like a wave

Respond with strength that will not cave

Hold fast to good though wild winds howl

Plant truth where bitterness might prowl

Pursue the peace that holds its ground

A quiet force, both sure and sound