{"id":4044,"date":"2023-06-25T16:42:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T20:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=4044"},"modified":"2023-06-25T16:42:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T20:42:35","slug":"poem-humble-chic-yet-i-am-poor-because-i-am-a-river-to-my-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/25\/poem-humble-chic-yet-i-am-poor-because-i-am-a-river-to-my-people\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: Humble Chic \u2013 \u201cYet I am poor, because I am a river to my people.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

This poem is a tip of the hat to the movie, Lawrence of Arabia<\/em>, where Lawrence is schooled by his Arab friend after claiming that he is a mere servant. His friend recounts many epic deeds and concludes: “Yet I am poor, because I am a river to my people.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>Here is a clip from the movie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Humble Chic \u2013 \u201cYet I am poor, because I am a river to my people.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

He was a leader
\nOf desert people
\nUnburdened by cosmopolitan weighs
\nA nomadic people
\nAs long as remembered
\nLasting longer than foundations of mere stone
\nIn habiting like camels
\nEach one worth more
\nThan a thousand asses
\nIn a desert clime
\nThe sheik beyond pride
\nA solemn lake him
\nWhen bribed
\nNo\u2019ing
\nThere is no choice
\nIn bought and souled
\nLike sow much sand
\nIn a whirled full
\nFlooded by dam politicians
\nHe cries
\nOut
\nI am a river to my people
\nAnd no man can
\nConceivably father a parching son
\nIf be well<\/p>\n

May great wealth of awe kinds flow through you like a river to all people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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