<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><div><b>“Beyond the Purse”</b> by Abimbola T. Alabi</div><div><br></div><div>It's sometimes easy to think</div><div>We have nothing to give;</div><div>Yet we often have more to offer</div><div>Than we tend to believe.</div><div><br></div><div>We can give a smile</div><div>To those we meet on our way;</div><div>It could warm their hearts</div><div>And brighten their day.</div><div><br></div><div>We can give a pat,</div><div>A gentle squeeze, a simple touch.</div><div>If offered in the nick of time</div><div>Sometimes can mean so much.</div><div><br></div><div>We can give a second chance,</div><div>For that willingness to forgive</div><div>Others for their seeming lapses,</div><div>Is a blessed thing to give.</div><div><br></div><div>We can lend a listening hear</div><div>To someone who seems distraught;</div><div>For the comfort it often affords,</div><div>Money sometimes cannot.</div><div><br></div><div>We can offer kind words;</div><div>"Thank you," "Love you," "Well done,"</div><div>Are sometimes all we have to say</div><div>To be a blessing to someone.</div><div><br></div><div>It's true, money is important.</div><div>So many needs it can relieve;</div><div>Still we can look beyond the purse</div><div>And find priceless things to give.</div></div><div><br></div>———————————————<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>