I sent a message in a bottle
Was sent one back from Aristotle
“Our world has never known what’s best”
“To many, life is but a jest”
I pondered on his words awhile
My mind wanted to reconcile
So, sent a second; now eastbound
In search of something as profound
I feared my effort had proved useless
Then answers floated from Confucius
“Treat others right – the wise, the fool”
“Live, always, this Golden Rule”
Inspired by his valued words
I wrote and then cast out a third
I calmly waited; sat with patience
Soon receiving new conveyance
“Within your question, answers lie”
“More must ask the question: why?”
It spoke of forests among trees
This dispatch sent by Socrates
“Comply naught with their blind compliance”
“Live guided lives by that of science”
Said my fourth bottled buoyancy
From Archimedes of Sicily
Alas, the same remains through time
Analogies – rhythm – rhyme
Cultures – creeds – society
All things anthropology
Knowledge is our will to pass
Lessons learned which will outlast
Last far longer than we do
To tell the tale, our story; truth
Discussion, lecture, and debate
Often turns to scoff or hate
Rather, we let Lords define
Is this land yours? Is that land mine?
Act as one, behave as freemen
As they did in The Lyceum
When time dictates that none agree
Cooperate. Forge “us”, from “me”
How the World Should Work 