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Beautify Your Spirit
by Billy Johnson, MD, Ph.D → (All Poetry by Billy Johnson, MD, Ph.D)
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This poems ponders about what is really important in life---gold or charity of heart!


 

Beautify Your Spirit
Beautify your spirit
Not with gold and silver
But with a charity of heart.
Enrich your body not with—
A pretty garment
But with a veil of happiness.
Given to you freely
Not from the greatness of your work,
Because no measure of your hand
Can account for all the grace
And happiness you freely enjoy.
 
Understand that no matter
Your achievements and glory
True happiness is a gift—
That‘s given to all ---
Not because we are good,
But because life is worthless
Without a glimmer of happiness.
 
Thus, open your hand,
Share your bounty and happiness
With your neighbors –
Even with your enemies,
Just like the soothing wind dancing
And singing across land and sea,
Brings you hope and happiness
Even when you don’t deserve it.
 

 


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 Reviews of "Beautify Your Spirit"
Reviewed by John Domino
Reviewed on July 18, 2008
A GREAT POEM!

I need to post it!
Super Stuff!!

Reviewed by Cryssa C
Reviewed on April 24, 2008
Your words are full of wisdom and truth. You tie them all together with beauty...
Cryssa

Reviewed by Ingeborg von Finsterwalde (Reader)
Reviewed on April 23, 2008
There is a lot in this poem that we all should take to heart. Good advise to follow and very eloquent expressed. Thank you for sharing...

Ingeborg

Reviewed by Christine Alwin
Reviewed on April 4, 2008
Inspiring Moving Poem !!

Reviewed by Linda Hill
Reviewed on April 4, 2008
Billy,
Beautiful , uplifting poetry. The best things in life are free, but so often taken for granted. Loved this poem!

Blessings,
~Linda

Reviewed by Dawn Anderson
Reviewed on April 3, 2008
"True happiness is a gift—
That‘s given to all ---
Not because we are good,
But because life is worthless
Without a glimmer of happiness."...I love these lines...such truth spoken within them...and the last four lines...they're my favorite. Much wisdom and beauty within this.


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