You are given a gift
by a family member,
a friend,
perhaps God.

And the gift multiplies;
through it
your life expands,
the lives of those you love,
perhaps the life of the world.

When all is said and done
and you gather up the leftovers,
the remnants of the gift
(under the couch,
in the back of the closet,
dropped along the way)
fill twelve baskets–
much more than the original gift.

Trace the trail of blessing;
how is such abundance possible?

Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.