| The Giver April 2, 2001 |
| Dedicated to VLM |
| All people are given a gift Some are given the gift of beauty Otheres the token of serenity Some receive wisdom and peace While still others are blessed with gold Some people live without sorrow, A rarity in a world of pain While some blossom in adversity And rise above the rest One may have a gift of speech Another the gift of prosperity While others know humility The most blessed receive the gift of friends And love and family But the greatest gift of all, I think And of course the most rare Is the gift to give as a giver And find joy in other people's gifts The precious gift of a giving heart Can never be replaced and never be removed With each gift the giver grows Without the giver we would know no gift And thus know no happiness |