Nanao SakakiJust EnoughSoil for legs Axe for hands Flower for eyes Bird for ears Mushrooms for nose Smile for mouth Songs for lungs Sweat for skin Wind for mind
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This poem by the great English poet Lord Byron as a description of the qualities of a good man.
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