Everything Comes Back

There once was a woman so fair,

Who lost twenty bucks at the fair,

Two weeks later, in store,

Found twenty once more—

And gave it away unaware.

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There once was a man caught in lies,

Who denied them with straight, steady eyes,

But when his wife strayed

From the truth that she made,

He raged at her shocking disguise.

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There once was a girl kind and fair,

Who helped a stranger with bus fare,

At a drive-through one day,

Someone else chose to pay—

Kindness circling back through the air.

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There once was a young man with art,

Who paid for an old woman’s cart,

Soon an order came through,

Big and paying him too—

As if kindness had played its part.

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There's always the truth, old yet wise,

That echoes in deeds and replies,

What you send will come through,

Back around, back to you—

In disguises you won’t recognize.