Two Pauper's Poems, the Second

Blessed is the Morning; My Rear View Mirror

Blessed is the Morning

Blessed is the morning without troubled thoughts,

and the evening at home with family and friends.

Blessed is the front porch where husband and wife

rock softly in chairs and drink coffee.

Blessed is the hearth the family gathers around

for games and stories by fire at night.

Blessed is the home where simple love abounds,

for there is no greater desire.

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My Rear View Mirror

In my rear view mirror, in the bed of my truck,

my daughters are laughing with their friends.

I drive back to our campsite from the river

in which we all jumped and swam.