Once upon a time <br />There lived a man who cared <br />And on an evening lime <br />He found a gift and shared <br /> <br />Shared the treasured gift <br />A water sweeter than wine <br />That gives the soul a lift <br />And fruit from every vine <br /> <br />And fruit from every vine <br />Who, the gift, received <br />But so many declined <br />That the sharer grieved <br /> <br />They who refused were poor, <br />Their reason he could not see… <br />Their own lack they did not know <br />Refusing riches given free <br /> <br />The treasured gift he had: <br />A water that matures to gold <br />And joy- you’re forever glad! <br />And this and all he told. <br /> <br />They refused because of pride: <br />Having not, and not seeing the need <br />They who within such ways abide <br />Suffers a greater curse than greed <br /> <br />The man from once upon a time <br />Continued to offer the gift <br />Sometimes pushy sometimes sublime <br />But in the offer always swift. <br /> <br />Copyright ©2010 Leslie Alexis<br /><br />Leslie Alexis<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-gift-66/
