The Gift of Time
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Written, November 30, 2014
~3rd Place~
Premiere Contest: 2019 Poetry Marathon Mile 4
Sponsor: Mark Toney
~10th Place~
Premiere Contest: Random Acts Of Kindness
Sponsor: Kai Michael Neumann
~1st Place~
Contest: New or Old 5
Sponsor: Eve Rope
~1st Place~
Contest: Must Be Read
Sponsor: The Silent One
The giving of time is a special gift-
can never be wrapped in paper and bows.
Always delivered with love in the heart,
to give and to share wherever one goes.
Time is a gift never measured by cost,
just priceless minutes or hours to supply
comfort in sadness, or laughter in joy
to a loved one, friend, or a passerby.
Much harder than simply giving a gift
sought for and purchased with money we earn,
time is a jewel, more precious than gold-
something to offer with thought and concern.
Be there for one who has lost a dear spouse,
a mother, father, or special someone.
The gift of our time…to listen, to care…
this sacred present cannot be outdone.
Be there for a child, a neighbor, a pal,
even for joy- give some time to commend.
Say well done, give praise, be happy at heart;
this welcomed support wins out in the end.
Be it, minutes or hours, days, even weeks,
small gifts of time that encourage, console,
cherished by all- immeasurable worth
remembered, treasured by mind, heart, and soul.
Copyright © Sandra Haight | Year Posted 2014
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