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Poem: Begging

Begging

You are not accustomed to beggars,
and they disturb you,
reminding you of how much you have,
and of your own time as a beggar,

not for money, but for love,
for worth in another's eyes,
for hope to build on,
for things that were never to come,

and less valuable than you believed, less
vital to survival than you imagined, less
yours to earn than another's to grant,

and you remember how it all changed,
not by a gift, but
by your own understanding
that your worth is not another's to judge,

but yours and God's alone.

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The photograph was taken in Venice, Italy. You can click on it for a larger version.

Tom