by Ruth Senter
There's a beautiful gift inside this package.
It's wrapped for protection.
Tied for security.
Stamped:
"Fragile!"
"Handle with Care!"
It's easy to loosen the strings,
To let anyone tear away
the wrapping,
To give the gift without commitment—
Offer it to the
highest bidder,
Or hand it out as
a prize for a game.
There's a gift wrapped
inside this brown paper.
It's for keeps
—not to be exchanged.
It's a surprise,
A happy treat to be
opened by the person
To whom it's addressed,
On the date marked
"Forever."
There's a beautiful gift inside this package.
It's wrapped for protection.
Tied for security.
Stamped:
"Fragile!"
"Handle with Care!"
It's easy to loosen the strings,
To let anyone tear away
the wrapping,
To give the gift without commitment—
Offer it to the
highest bidder,
Or hand it out as
a prize for a game.
There's a gift wrapped
inside this brown paper.
It's for keeps
—not to be exchanged.
It's a surprise,
A happy treat to be
opened by the person
To whom it's addressed,
On the date marked
"Forever."