<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><div><b>“Perceptions”</b> by Abimbola T. Alabi</div><div><br></div><div>First impressions can be strong</div><div>About those we see around.</div><div>Yet how often are they wrong?</div><div>That is the truth I've found.</div><div><br></div><div>Not all who cry are weak.</div><div>Not everyone who looks can see.</div><div>Not all who are quiet are meek.</div><div>Not all who nod agree.</div><div><br></div><div>Not all who snarl are cruel.</div><div>Not everyone generous is just.</div><div>Not everyone clumsy is a fool.</div><div>Not all who wander are lost.</div><div><br></div><div>We never know people's character.</div><div>In just a single instance.</div><div>We never know who people are</div><div>By judging from a distance.</div><div><br></div><div>But whether we like it or not,</div><div>We'll always be around people.</div><div>Is it better to know a few people a lot</div><div>Or a lot of people a little?</div><div><br></div><div>I'd rather know a few people a lot</div><div>Than a lot of people a little.</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> </div><div><br></div></div></div></div></body></html>