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12.11.2023, 10:12 | #1 |
The letter to the dear Lord
In Leeds, there lived a poor old dame
In a world that lacked all shine and fame In that house were neither meat nor honey In short: she had so little money! She pondered long, with furrowed brow From where could funds be summoned now? An idea came, 't was quite unplanned She swiftly wrote to God's own hand "Dear Lord, I'm aged and poor and frail Funds scarce, have mercy, hear my tale So swiftly send a hundred pounds Or hunger's grip will me press down No other remedy I see When money's missing, I must plea But hasten with the coins, I pray Or I'll depart this world's array" She put the letter into the box A postman found it, midday knocks He read the plea, a jest, it seemed 'To God', he chuckled, he hadn't dreamed 'Oh fun must be', was in his mind The tax office must that request find Arriving there the next bright morn He was welcomed, not met with scorn But what became this letter's fate? The reader likely speculates A bureaucrat, and what a human Considered how to help this woman Believe it or not, without a jest Even the taxman can invest Some kindness in his cold routine How can one help in this strange scene? He roamed within the office walls Collecting from this, from that, he hauls Though, sadly, funds were somewhat sparse Seventy pounds instead of a hundred's farce So it was sent, the whole amount Directly to the dame's account She hardly could believe her luck That touched her like a thunderstruck! A letter of thanks she swiftly wrote To the tax office she did devote "Oh, dearest God, I'm strong again For the hundred pounds, I thank so plain But if your thoughts still turn to me And gifts you'd grant benevolently I'd make one humble, heartfelt plea: Not via tax office send your decree For they deducted, without a lie A whole thirty pounds thereby Geändert von JWagner (12.11.2023 um 20:43 Uhr) |
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god, money, poor |
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