AT THE FIRESIDE 241
"The real empire, wrote Cicero,
is at the fireside."
Would you have an empire
more valuable than a hoard
gold?
Would you have your secret
chambers contain wealth to
unfold?
Would you have a life filled
with joyous memories
as you grow old?
Would you have an empire
that would not be for a day
but for ages untold?
Then start today, to build
for all eternity?
For the wealth of a nation
or a family shall always resides
at the fireside
(First published on November 14, 1976,
with revisions on November 22, 2019)