The timeless verdict

In quiet courts where echoes stay Justice walks a careful way A voice repeats through Dark and light "Justice delayed is Justice denied" For those who wait, hours are long Their hope grows weak, their pain grows strong Yet speed can harm what law should keep A rushed choice cuts the verdict deep Another warning cold and worried "Justice hurried is justice buried" True justice takes a steady pace Neither lost in sleep nor in a race So let her Neither crawl nor run But move as sure as the rising sun For in her hands, fate will decide Nor hastily buried or delay denied