Don’t need the shiny penny
Don’t need the brightest star.
The quiet and reserved ones
Hold the greatest gifts by far.
Comparison is wasteful
A vain and losing thought
A soul remains a soul you see
It can’t be sold or bought
The throwaways
are diamonds
The crippled ones are gold
A heart remains a heart you see
No matter what you’re told
The eyes may tell a story
Of heartache and despair
A love remains a love you see
When life isn’t always fair
Forgiveness is the lesson
Wisdom, the gift untold
Remember in your deepest thoughts
That grace lies with the old
-Lynn Hummer