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A GIFT by ELIZABETH MORROW

First Line: MY FRIEND HOLDS CARELESS IN HIS PALM
Last Line: THE GEM IS MINE.
Subject(s): GIFTS & GIVING;
MY friend holds careless in his palm
A glittering stone.
He does not know a jewel rare
Is all his own.

But in its flashing lights I see
A diamond shine,
And though he holds it in his hand,
The gem is mine.



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