If we meet and I say, “Hi,” That’s a salutation
If you ask me how I feel, That’s consideration
If we stop and talk awhile, That’s a conversation
If we understand each other, That’s communication
If we argue, scream and fight, That’s an altercation.
If later we apologize, That’s reconciliation.
If we help each other home, That’s cooperation.
And all these ations added up Make civilization.
(And if I say this is a wonderful poem, Is that exaggeration?)
If you ask me how I feel, That’s consideration
If we stop and talk awhile, That’s a conversation
If we understand each other, That’s communication
If we argue, scream and fight, That’s an altercation.
If later we apologize, That’s reconciliation.
If we help each other home, That’s cooperation.
And all these ations added up Make civilization.
(And if I say this is a wonderful poem, Is that exaggeration?)
