Thursday, March 28, 2013

The Bargain

A B&B in The Wales Countryside

I bargained with life for a penny
And life would pay no more
But Oh! How I begged every evening
When I counted my scanty score

For Life is a just employer
She will give you what you ask...
And once you set the price
Well...then you must bear the task

I bargained with Life for a penny
Only to learn dismayed
That ANY price I would have asked of Life
Life would have willingly paid

-Jessie Belle Rittenhouse


JUST ASK, WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND GOOD INTENT, JUST ASK