The Noble Prize for Kindness

For the Your Nobel Prize Contest, taking some poetic licence with the title. Sadly, Ken died a year ago, Doris remains an inspiration. Further along live Doris's sister and brother in law who operete exactly the same ministry.

 

Strange that the NOBEL PRIZE arose

From one  whose products, I suppose

Cause death destruction

pain and woe,

anguish, loss and worldwide grief,

yet has become the accolade of peace,

Subdivided into all things fine,

Science, art and medicine

Philanthropy, the written word!

But of Ken and Doris?

Has anybody ever heard?

Unsung, across my road they live

Nothing they take, so much they give.

A hint of illness or distress

And they are there, they do not press,

But never once in time of need

Are any neighbours left alone

Unfed, uncared for, unsupplied,

Untended, or un-nursed.

Such ones as these, are they so rare?

Can kindness like this be often found

Wherever people bear

A load of sickness, sadness, pain,

Are burdened down with care?

Let’s not award a prize that many win

For service to mankind that’s of the brain

Rather, let us find a new name

For ‘Kens and Dorises’ the whole world through.

The NOBLE PRIZE FOR KINDNESS,

I think will do.

 

Reviews

[Patient Poet (Yos)]

What a wonderful poem John , yes it is rare , the cruel Capital world where no one care about each other , just to fain more and more money , crash and destroy other people in the sake of what??... I really miss the old times, when pople greet Hello, wven a stranger, that people have the mercy , the kidness to the other, to the poor , to the weak. Thank u Yossi

[Faith Jones]

A lovely tribute to really nice people, John.

[Lily1111]

This is a beautiful sentiment, skillfully written. I think perhaps that the reason a Nobel Prize for kindness
does not exist is because it would pale in comparison to the actual reward received each and every time one practices kindness.

[emmajoy]

Hear, hear!

Kindness is something born in a person and in this modern world too many people are sefl-involved, out for they can get, treading on a few fingers as they climb the ladder to success. Kindness can make the heart sing, can make lonely people feel as if they exist, can make the sick feel better - if only for a few minutes.

Your Ken and Doris was/are the 'salt of the earth', the Good Samaritans and all else that makes for a kinder better world. Pity the governments and leaders don't see that instead of in-fighting and otherwise, causing nothing but grief and sadness

How wonderful to read a poem that sings praises of goodness.

I'm all for people giving to people, real and sincere people who put others first and themselves second. We have community awards, never enough and so often people aren't proposed for an award because they're not looking for one and would be highly embarrassed to be a centre of attention