Inspirational, spiritual, religious and nature items, mainly poems. |
BUT ONE DAY I TOO SHALL BE GONE Today whole world I want to own, But one day I too shall be gone. Why should I try to possess all? I may soon get my final call. About that call why should I moan? When one day I too shall be gone? There’s no harm in amassing wealth, If it is through work, not through stealth. I ought to be charity-prone, For one day I too shall be gone. I must be frugal while I spend. Simplicity must be my trend. Let for charity I be known, Ere the day comes when I am gone. While I may give generously, It’s best done anonymously, Lest pride may on my face be shown, Tainting my name when I am gone. * Written in aa; bbaa; ccaa; ddaa rhyme and 8-8-8-8 syllabic format * Written as an illustrative poem for the prompt for 14th round (November 2006) of the "POETRY IN RHYME - RHYTHM CONTEST-winner" • REQUEST—While reviewing, please copy and paste the following in your review: This is a review for “entry:466220". [Please take care to place within { } the words in inverted commas above]. If that is too difficult, just type the name of the poem in your review. This is important because, otherwise, I may never know which poem you have reviewed, since the review will be shown against the book in which this entry appears. M C Gupta 3 November 2006 |