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Recorded Reading (0:55): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7zzinrduykap1ayc7vhl4/Poison-to-the-Soul.mp3?rlkey=a5psvgm9bua7s70k2uzn64030&dl=0

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Poison to the Soul

The spirit of true giving is repaid
By but a smile its beneficiary make —
The happiness its contribution made
The only satisfaction needful take

To have of thanks the recipiency
Is naught but pleasure additional to
The full reward which there already be:
Able to give largesse the poor unto

Whoso seeks for expressions duplicate
The gratitude any receiver of,
Or recognition wishes to create,
Feels no true part of charitable love

Hurtfully their recipients receive
That poison to their souls, you may believe

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Until removal of the stalker/targeter/vandal/arsonist following her allows her to approach any landlord ~ even for a private parking space ~ and to begin once again to create professional connections and to rebuild her life, this poet presently lives homeless and at a fraction of her nation’s poverty level ~ still working seven days a week to contribute to her society, however.

Arts patrons may visit http://www.UgiftABLE.com , using code #72D-31S, or choose to send a personal check to the poet’s ABLE Nevada account. It takes about two weeks for the poet to be notified of your patronage.

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