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10/6/2014 5:29:28 PM Matthew Horstkotter Posts: 1	Flowers of Poverty The time of presencehas come Green backs fillingCadillac’s Paying the voices tobe heard While poverty stilllives in poverty And has poverty overfor company Drinking the lastdrops of poverty Letting it go in afalling tear Moisten the ground Under the beautifulflowers grow
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10/7/2014 10:23:59 AM Bob Atkinson Posts: 294	Remember Horst, poverty is poverty of purpose, not poverty of cash. Those without purpose live in poverty. If you've no money, then grab a broom and sweep the sidewalk, grab a wash basin and on your knees, scrub the floor. Do this and you've purpose, have eliminated poverty in your life. Sit on the couch and brood, you've no purpose and are living in poverty, no matter how much money you have.
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