The Touch of the Master's Hand...

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The Touch Of The Master's Hand

 

" Twas battered and scarred, and the auctioneer

Thought it scarcely worth his while

To waste much time on the old violin,

But held it up with a smile:

" What am I bidden, good folks, " he cried,

" Who'll start the bidding for me? "

" A dollar, a dollar " ; then, " Two! " " Only two?

Two dollars, and who'll make it three?

Three dollars, once; three dollars, twice;

Going for three- " But no,

From the room, far back, a gray-haired man

Came forward and picked up the bow;

Then, wiping the dust from the old violin,

And tightening the loose strings,

He played a melody pure and sweet

As a caroling angel sings.

 

The music ceased, and the auctioneer,

With a voice that was quiet and low,

said " What am I bid for the old violin? "

And he held it up with the bow.

" A thousand dollars, and who'll make it two?

Two thousand! And who'll make it three?

Three thousand, once, three thousand twice,

And going, and gone, " said he.

The people cheered, but some of them cried,

" We do not quite understand

What changed its worth. " Swift came the reply:

" The touch of a master's hand. "

 

And many a man with life out of tune,

And battered and scarred with sin,

Is auctioned cheap to the thoughtless crowd,

Much like the old violin.

A " mess of pottage, " a glass of wine;

A game-and he travels on.

He is " going " once, and " going " twice,

He's " going " and almost " gone. "

But the Master comes, and the foolish crowd

Never can quite understand

The worth of a soul and the change that's wrought

By the touch of the Master's hand.

 

- Myra Brooks Welch

 

I think this poem says it all and to me it's very

beautiful with meaning. Hope you like it.

 

Harold

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that we all love each other, in the family of heart. "

.......................... " Inner Thoughts And Visions "

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One of my favoirtes, thanks Harold!

 

 

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