Amen, Amen... Poem by RIC BASTASA

for the few grains of rice that i have given you
and for the slice of fish,
God has given me more than what
i have parted,

God has given me a house, a rice granary,
a thousand loaves of bread,
an ocean of fish

plus a book of poems,
plus the nightingale songs

My heart sings praises for Him.
For every grain of rice that i have shared with a hungry neighbor,
God has replenished me with truckloads.

FOR THE FEW cents that i have given as fare for the old woman
who wishes to go home,
God has repaid me money in bundles.