Profound in its Simplicity



Profound in its Simplicity ©
(Dedicated to a local hero)
Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.
Nov. 1, 2022

I strolled the pastoral streets one day
blissful in my gaze
Of trees more lovely than Rodin’s marble
Enjoying the beautiful maze
When there before appeared a house
More grand than Taj Mahal
Replete with flags of rainbows bright
And signs that beckoned all
To come and partake of charity
To eat if hunger’s pangs did sting
Profound in its simple clarity
My heart and soul did sing
To be so enveloped by kindness pure
A neighbor who get’s it right
Who gives to those in dire need
When just surviving is a daily fight
Yes angels do walk this earth so grand
And selflessly embrace those in need
With profound simplicity of charity
And eschew all ego and greed
When faced with such selfless love and giving
It gives hope that perhaps there’s a chance
For charity so profound in its simplicity
Is the elixir for humanity to advance

About this poem

A dedication to a local hero who provides charity to anyone in the area in need.

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Written on November 01, 2022

Submitted by shulman.gary on November 01, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme AXXX XBXBXXCXADADXCECXEAEDFAF
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 928
Words 170
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 24

Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.

Gary Shulman, MS. Ed. has spent a lifetime supporting vulnerable families and children. He began his career working with children with and without disabilities in an inclusive Head Start program in Brooklyn NY. He then transitioned to become the Special Needs and Early Childhood Coordinator for the Brooklyn Children's Museum for 10 years. His passion for advocacy grew as he worked more and more with parents of children with disabilities. For over 24 years he passionately advocated for the needs of these parents as the Social Services and Training Director for Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc. in NYC. The last 8 years of his working life, Mr. Shulman served as a private Special Needs Consultant conducting hundreds of training sessions throughout NYC and beyond to help parents and professionals find and access the services and systems required to facilitate maximizing the potential of their children with disabilities. Now Mr. Shulman is happily retired in Palm Springs CA, but still volunteers his time any way he can to provide information to those in need of his expertise. Today, Gary enjoys sharing his poetry that he passionately writes with the goal of leaving this world a better place one word at a time. more…

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