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Open Poetry #46

Skin and Bone

Zeigeist
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since 2009-12-09

Posts 311
Michigan

0 posted 2010-02-21 01:32 AM

Skin and Bone

I don't know,
I certainly ain't all that smart
but it seams to me there must be more
to us all than skin and bone.

More to a man than what he owns.
Riches are just things
that others say have worth,
things they would trade or trade for.

What does a title say
about a man's heart.
What do clothes or the quality of them
provide really but warmth for
what really matters.

Homeless and holes in my shoes,

My lord still
will always have a place for me.

Zeitgeist

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since 1999-06-05

Posts 25505
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

1 posted 2010-02-21 08:34 AM

This poem says it all. The rich man is not the one who has the most, but the one who needs the least. If God's love is enough for you, then you are rich indeed

GBride
Senior Member

since 2009-07-02

Posts 538

2 posted 2010-02-21 03:34 PM

You've hit upon some truths here.
It's not what a person has on hand, but what he holds in his heart.
Neither Christ, nor the Dali Lama sits on the bleachers judging.
Rather they got down in mess to help people.
Happiness can't be achieved with money or status, but rather through lasting things.
One can only receive love, care, and compassion, by giving these same things.
Lovely, poem!

Zeigeist
Member

since 2009-12-09

Posts 311
Michigan

3 posted 2010-02-22 06:44 AM

thank you both for your kind and thoughtful replies.

Zeitgeist

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