William G. Lyon, Poor Old Beggar</head><body><center><center><img src=http://www.saviodsilva.com/p1.gif border=0 alt=Saviodsilva></center><hr color=3C00FF size=4><br><font size=4 face=arial><b><a href=43.htm>William G. Lyon</a></b></font><br><center><img src=http://www.saviodsilva.net/poem/a/1.JPG border=0 alt=Poem></center><br><font size=3 face=arial><b>Poor Old Beggar</a></b></font></center><blockquote><blockquote><p align=left><font face=arial size=2><b>His Pants were all Tattered and his Shoes were well worn,<br>Indeed as others looked at him, on their face appeared Scorn.<br>Yet by no fault of his, had he to wander this bare Earth,<br>For he had been real Ambitious since the day of his Birth.<br>He staggered when he walked, but he indeed was not drunk,<br>Although the clothes on his back, were so tattered and stunk.<br>His arms were so Skinny, it seems he lacked good food to eat,<br>And there were holes in the bottom of the Shoes on his feet.<br>You see, Years ago this Poor Old Beggar once had to be me,<br>My children had left me, and my wife no longer I could see.<br>I lost my job in the City, and had no place wherefor to live,<br>And then all of my Money to the Government I did give.<br>Yes, it was to pay back taxes, that I knew not, I did owe,<br>So then off to the Poor House, as a Stranger I did go.<br>So now Friends I ask Pity, I have no place for to live,<br>Nor another cent of my Earnings, to the Government to give.<br>My Heart it's half broken, because my children don't know,<br>That the Crook in my Back, and my Limp it does show.<br>So have compassion on me, as I walk down your way,<br>Then for another moment of sharing, please let me stay. </b></font></p></blockquote></blockquote><hr color=0000ca size=3><center><font size=2 face=arial><b><a href=http://www.isavo.net/poem/sk2.htm>This Poem's Index Page 1</a><br><a href=http://www.yensa.net/poem/sk2.htm>This Poem's Index 2</a><br><a href=http://www.isavo.com/poems.htm>Poetry Website</a><br><a href=http://www.saviodsilva.com>Saviodsilva</a><br><a href=http://www.isavo.com>Isavo Site</a></b></font></center><SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JavaScript SRC=http://www.saviodsilva.org/r/fantasy.js></SCRIPT></body></html>