Those who dare give nothing
Are left with less than nothing;
Dear heart, you give me everything,
Which leaves you more than everything-
Though those who dare give nothing
Might judge it left you less than nothing.
Giving you everything,
I too, who once had nothing,
Am left with more than everything
As gifts for those with nothing
Who need, if not our everything,
At least a loving something.
On Giving
Robert Graves
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Poem topics: heart, dear, judge, I love you, I miss you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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