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Winter 2015

Arts

Elderly man sitting alone near lake

You can see me dirty and ragged
Tired and almost fainted
You can see the wrinkles across my face
My callused and wounded hands
You can see my bare feet with sores
My back broken and almost without strength
You can see my cupboard and saddlebag empty
And without resources anywhere,
But you will never see me defeated
without a smile on my lips
And without the spark of joy in my look.