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Empty Hand

April 28, 2011
By Phina ELITE, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Phina ELITE, Fort Wayne, Indiana
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Favorite Quote:
"Some of the best and most beautiful things cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart." Helen Keller


Once I found a nickel
It made me rich
Its silver color glinting in the sun
I gave it to a man with a bald head
And a smile on his face
He gave me a stick of gum
So I ate it
Then I asked for the nickel back
Laughed and said
You've nothing to give but an empty hand.



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