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When Scant Suffices
glut and excess entices gluttony and greed
going beyond enough,
beyond the ample sufficiency
is to become stuffed stupid,
bloated to distended, chubby fat
when scant suffices
our needs are few,
we savor every morsel and crumb
we cherish simplicity
the joy of each moment ticked
the joy of the doing, not the done
we cherish every
tiny loving touch, brush and blush,
every heartfelt phrase,
every wink or two eye glints
we relish every smile as kiss
every eye-to-eye contact an embrace
When scant suffices
staying hungry keeps the thirst for more fresh
there's such elegance in simplicity
such grace in humility's embrace
When scant suffices
there's sufficiency of self
leaving the cup half-full, frugal
for a little more to come,
besides.
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