Equality

by CD Richards

Some people find omnipotence is something to desire,
yet power's not a concept that has ever stoked my fire.
While others claim omniscience, and feel they know it all,
but those who think their knowledge best are headed for a fall.

Now, omnipresence, I don't like, it makes my old flesh creep,
and then I think of stalker types, and those called Tom, who peep.
But omniparity is great, for you and I are kin—
we all are equal, never mind the colour of our skin;

or which god we might choose to serve, or who may share our bed,
how many assets we might own — unschooled or quite well-read.
For each and ev'ry one of us, we're born, we live, we die;
your tribe might think they're better off — I have to wonder why.

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Today's word: omniparity (n.) universal equality.

Probably one of the easier words to intuit - "omni" = all, "parity" = equality.

My much-treasured Christmas present for 2017 is a book by Paul Anthony Jones: "The cabinet of linguistic curiosities". Each page contains a descriptive story about some obscure or archaic word. It occurred to me it would be a fun exercise to try and write, each day, a poem featuring the "word of the day" from the book.

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