This poem was given to me by my "Bigmama"
almost 30 years ago, on a scrap of
paper she had cut it out of her
church bulletin, saving it to
give to me.
THE GREATEST TREASURE
I shall do so much in the years to come,
But what have I done today?
I shall give out gold in princely sum
But what did I give today?
I shall lift the heart and dry the tear
I shall plant a hope in the place of fear
I shall speak with words of love and cheer
But what have I done today?
I shall be so kind in the after while
But what have I been today?
I shall bring to each lonely life a smile,
But what have I brought today?
I shall give to truth a grander birth,
And to steadfast faith a deeper worth,
I shall feed the hungering souls of earth,
But whom have I fed today?
Earth has its treasure of riches untold.
And who can measure the
wealth the oceans hold?
But whether the treasure is under
the sea or the sky up above.
The greatest treasure of all
is the strength of love!
Author Unknown
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