<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=372159" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Sonnet: Why Blame?</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Why blame the eagle for its swoop on mice? <br>Why blame the tiger for hunting its prey? <br>Why blame the drug-peddler for playing dice? <br>Why blame the donkey when it can but bray? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Why blame the wind that makes the branches sway? <br>Why blame the snake for its poison-fangs? <br>Why blame the sun for a hot summer’s day? <br>Why blame the police for the thieving gangs? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Why blame the night for being dark and cold? <br>Why blame the devils when they will tempt man? <br>Why blame our fate when we are getting old? <br>Why blame the Maker for how Man began? <br> <br>Why blame the circumstances for our sins? <br>Why blame the tongue, whenever our words mince? </div><div style="margin:10px 0"> 7-30-2002</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=John+Celes">John Celes</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=372159" data-title="Sonnet: Why Blame? de John Celes" data-description="Why blame the eagle for its swoop on mice? Why blame the tiger for hunting its prey? Why blame the drug-peddler for playing dice? Why blame the donkey when it can but bray? Why blame the wind that makes the branches sway? Why blame the snake..."></div> </div> </div>

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