The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller
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Swing Low
If I had not hoarded
precious great ambitions
beyond the imposed humility
of my grandparents,
I might not have stumbled
in my quest for the Grail
and later found the dirt
where I had fallen
to be quite pleasing,
even more than enough
for my simple being.
Though delightful
wherever encountered,
humility gains in luster
when worn by the well-traveled.