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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)

Original picture by David S Earnshaw

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