The Parson

Attain riches that cannot so easily be ascertained by a first glance but within a first introduction.

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A man short of coin
for his purse to buy bread,
and lacking respect of nobles
whom flounce within silver silks
and breathe within everything gilded.

But a man wealthy
in the words God imparts
to anyone—friend or fiend—
willing to partake in the freedom
that is a clear conscience, holy spirit,

and a final destination that's…