One day a wealthy
father
Decides that it is
time to give
His privileged son a
lesson on
How the poor
actually live.
After spending a day
and a night
On a poor, humble
farm with his son,
The father asks on
the drive home,
"How was your
stay? Did you have fun?"
"Oh, yes
indeed," says the son.
"They're very
poor. Did you see?"
Asks the father. The
son nods,
Having no reason to
disagree.
The father
continues: "Tell me what
You learned about
being poor."
The son thinks and
says, "We
Have only ONE dog;
they have FOUR.
"In our garden,
we have a fountain;
They have an endless
stream that runs by.
Our garden has
boring lamps;
They have all the
stars in the sky.
"Our property
stops at our fence.
To see beyond the
garden is hard.
For them, on the
other hand,
The entire horizon
is their backyard."
The father doesn't
know what to say.
Smiling from across
the car,
The son says,
"Thank you so much, Dad,
For showing me how
poor we are."
(10-23-17) By Bob B
*A popular tale retold here in verse
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