Ten Million Baskets, A Poem

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My life is a journey through a market town lined with baskets from end to end

Energy, focus, and attention are in my pocket, the Currency I will spend

Sellers peddle pride, power, and riches; these are the commodities of choice,

if I fill my basket with these things, the world will not disappoint

But my pockets are shallow, and my Currencies run thin

The burden of choice commodities rubs hard against my skin

So I opt for lighter fare, the ones discarded in the snow -

Creativity. Simplicity. Happiness. Don’t you know?

There is Life and Love and Music

and children’s Laughter and Fun and Play!

so much to fill my baskets with barely a charge, per se

By my journey’s end, I have baskets Heavy with their load

Not a burden, but a mantle - they are comforts for my Soul

I have Ten Million Baskets filled with Love, Joy, and Peace

My baskets are reminders of a life well-lived and dreams of good that never cease.