Exploring the landscape
of the English language,
I find Fee in Coffee,
Off in Office.
There’s Cat in Catastrophe,
Dog in Dogmatic, and
Water in Waterloo.
Even Colour in Colourless
– that’s odd –
now imagine my thrill
to discover God in Pagoda
and Gold in Marigold!
Here’s Paper in Papers
– that’s easy –
but despite my effort
I cannot find
Wisdom, Truth, or Hope, in Trump,
or any Guarantee in Democracy.
There’s no Glory in Aging,
or Fairness in Promotion.
And no Infrastructure in Attawapiskat.
By Shai Ben-Shalom
