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ersatz-read.livejournal.comWell, I was planning to change from Sunday posts to Tuesday-ish...looks like I've accidentally managed to do just that.
meed, noun. (archaic)
1. an earned reward or wage
2. a fitting return or recompense
Etymology: Old English med, akin to Old German miata (reward), or Greek misthos (salary)
The idea of a fitting recompense made me think of justice, which reminded me of one of my favorite Babylon 5 quotes:
"You know, I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair. Then I thought, wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair, and all the terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve them? So, now I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe." - Marcus Cole
At the end of that meandering mental trip is this week's poem.
( thsi week's poem behind the cut... )
meed, noun. (archaic)
1. an earned reward or wage
2. a fitting return or recompense
Etymology: Old English med, akin to Old German miata (reward), or Greek misthos (salary)
The idea of a fitting recompense made me think of justice, which reminded me of one of my favorite Babylon 5 quotes:
"You know, I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair. Then I thought, wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair, and all the terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve them? So, now I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe." - Marcus Cole
At the end of that meandering mental trip is this week's poem.
( thsi week's poem behind the cut... )
