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  I saw a man, he had a coat, like gold it shone so clear
  I asked him where he bought it, and had it cost him dear?
  'You cannot buy a coat like this', he replied to me
  'It is called Courage, but it did not come free
  I went through a field of pain, I got to the other side
  I had no one to help me, and no horse for me to ride'

  I saw a man with a hat, it looked like a silver moon
  I asked him where he bought it, and could I get one soon?
  'You cannot buy a hat like this', he replied to me
  It is called Kindness, and it did not come free
  I helped on who was lost, and one who could not walk
  One who had no food or drink, and one too ill to talk'

  I saw a man with shiny boots, strong, light - as if a feather
  I asked him where he bought them, he said he hadn't - ever
  'You cannot buy boots like these', he replied to me
  They are called Endurance, and they did not come free
  I had to work beyond my strength, and for so very long
  No other there to lift the load, and no help came along'

  I saw a man with a light, that shone out far and bright
  I asked him where he bought it, as it beamed into the night
  'You cannot buy a light like this', he replied to me
  'It is called eternal Hope , it was given to me - free
  I had lost direction, I had battled to the end
  I had coped when all was lost, for myself I had to fend
 
  Then a light I suddenly saw, upon my darkest day
  I did not ask, it was just there, and then I found my way'

  You have to find your Courage
  Kindness comes from very deep
   Endurance needs much effort
  but
  Hope is yours - to keep
  By Dr Audrey Coatesworth( copyright@A Coatesworth 2007)