Widow's Cruse
It's not accumulation
of enormous size.
It's the necessity of crucial supplies.
A small earthen jug of oil,
ample for the day,
replenished Elijah all along the way.
Sufficiency is enough
to meet any need.
Material hoarding is voracious greed.
Apportioning resources
for all street gamines
will effectively provide during the famines.
Possession isn't surplus
but note of account.
Abundance isn't excess but steady amount.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on April 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 407 |
Words | 65 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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