Thomas L. Slater

What drives a man to bare his soul
To put in words with pen he holds?
Emotions that within abide
He usually attempts to hide,
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You said but ask, and we'd receive
Our souls will be no more deceived.
These gifts you're sure to send our way
Each and every single day.
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I asked a child of only nine what was true for her,
She looked at me for quite a time, as if it were absurd.
"There is but one," she did reply as if I should have known,
"How could you have become so blind as to your age have grown?
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The cost of modern living has risen to the extent
That money taken in is less than money spent.
In order for a family to survive these troubled times
Moments spent together are fewer they will find.
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