Albert and the Scattered Colonies
Albert and the Scattered Colonies
You knew they were waiting
And so you gave all your teeth
You set about treating
In their scattered colonies
In declassifying
The civilisations, glibly
Tried and retrying
By the pious and the rich
In pacing your message
In scattered small
Representations
You drew a billion eyes
You drew a billion eyes
This conscious reverence for life
It drew us closer to mankind
It drew us closer to your mind
And so they beheld you
A brother in deeds of love
Your Helene beside you
Your hands turned to living art
The problem with your peace
Is thirty years and it would cease
Oh Albert where are you?
What do we do now?
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[Poem and Original Song dedicated to the memory of Albert Schweitzer, 1875-1965]