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Idealism

versus

reality

 

In hope

that Quixote

prevails

 

Disappointed

again

reading the trends


Materiality

draining 

the grail

 

Peer pressure

determines

what happens

 

Not some

high minded

value or tome

 

Greediness trumps

what our virtue

holds dear

 

Self interest

hitting 

— closer to home

 

(Villanova University: January, 2024)

 

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