MARIE NICKERSON
PRAYER POET
Ladies and Gentlemen Together
If Jesus met Mohammed
would there be a fight?
If Buddha came and joined them
would everything be all right?
Who has the monopoly here on
what is true and kind?
If you asked, “Who’s the foremost?”
wouldn’t they say, “Never mind”?
If a hippy had Tofu Danish,
a full pan baked to share,
Would you ask her if you could try it,
or would you ever dare?
If Bal Shem Tov bought bagels,
could he pass them all around?
When Mother Earth has a baby,
doesn’t it usually make a sound?
Well?
If Jesus met Mohammed
would there be a fight?
If Buddha came and joined them
would everything be all right?
Who has the monopoly here on
what is true and kind?
If you asked, “Who’s the foremost?”
wouldn’t they say, “Never mind”?
If a hippy had Tofu Danish,
a full pan baked to share,
Would you ask her if you could try it,
or would you ever dare?
If Bal Shem Tov bought bagels,
could he pass them all around?
When Mother Earth has a baby,
doesn’t it usually make a sound?
Well?