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Man's Gift

It can travel upward and inward or downward and outward 
Once bestowed this gift, man must decide whether to go forward or backward

Whether to go back or forth many men will never ponder or know to ask
And maybe, just maybe if they do know  they also know it may be a Sisyphean task

Nevertheless, the gift whether used or abused is real
It is evident in how man looks, acts, and feel

Santa with his ruby-red cheeks and robust waistline sliding down the chimney
With his claustrum bag, he's jolly and bearing gifts of plenty

But not just on the 25th of December 
Santa delivers all year in the Hope that man will know and remember

Yes!

It gives and it keeps on giving whether acknowledged or appreciated 
But oh too often it's not so it's foolishly deleted 

Man's gift, the sweet essence of life that sustains
Handsomely it rewards but only if he retains

Copyright © Stewart Watkins

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