School taught me life with meager earning
I learned to live, and also to live well
During the time I devoted my life to learning
I learned that the best things markets don’t sell
My material possessions now give
The means to continue to learn and grow
Impoverishment is showing me a better way to live
Books, guitar, and Bach on the piano
Excess wealth can turn into complacency
And self-absorbed indifference to others
Time can pass in mindless frivolity
In egotistical isolation from our sisters and brothers
Impoverished circumstances can be abundant
And meager income become, in fact, a major grant
David Fekete 