Bare and Burdened

Holding riches of contentment 

Flying light traversing barbed miles endless,

Haggard mien barefoot, unabated dream

Enthralling emmer sunshine beckoning.

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Stories they heard, glorious land lush

Rosy days where nights resplendent

River munificent flowing elixir 

Blissful promised land, hope burgeoning.

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Frayed bindle of burden, penury a dent

On shoulders frail, life is heavy

Thatched roof leaking ‘n broke present

Left childhood alleys, hunger extreme

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Lofty skyline opulence fetid, lament

Lowly stifled by the din, life is grim.

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