The Others (or Green, Yellow, Red)

The sorrowful refuse was retrieved by another.
    Then the light, it flashed
          - green, yellow, red -
      and into the trash.

If one hadn't seen a field so full of sorrow,
      what then would become of those others,
          destined to remove such sorrow,
      lest it overwhelm surrounding Magnificence
          whose song might go unheard, but for those others
              who would keep up her splendor.

      - green, yellow, red -

And so the other spent his time - removed.
          Though his participance might have gone unnoticed,
      were it not for his patient, caring hand,
              Magnificence might have gone without.

      And at times, more sorrow fell in his lap,
          unrestricted, with a laugh, as they passed.

      - green, yellow, red -

      He had not wanted it, nor had he asked to maintain
          the beauty of our fantastic Magnificence.
    Nor did he mean the event that had brought him there,
          - though it had.

And so it was, and so it would be -
      if not him, then another
          the others would always chance to cleanse the
              World of her sorrow.

      - green, yellow, red -

          With him, or without,
      there would always be others
              who would remove such sorrow,
      listening to the songs of the chains below...

      - green, yellow, red -

      ...their chains,
          that sung their song
              as they replenished the beauty that once was.

      And there would always be others.
                                - end -

        - February 22, 2006