In the poorest of the poor I live,
In their miseries I do peeve;
With them without meals I sleep,
Their company in all modes I keep.
Company of tiller on the field I kept,
With them on work I have sweat;
In winter nights I share their shiver,
No roof overhead, no clothes to cover.
The rich ever ask me for more gold,
But I have never been to their fold;
All dainty dishes to them forbidden,
At last they lead the life bed-ridden.
Take it true, I ever live in your heart,
Captive in their temple, over-smart! ! !
Written with much depth, and constructed with excellence.. Poverty vs Wealth has been one of man's biggest problems since time began.... Very good write.. Bonnie
deep crafted poetic write..with great contemplation between greedy and humbleness..10
wow such a nice poem with so much of depth reminds me of Mother Theresa Amongst the poorest of the poor she lived and set an example to all of us ++++10 anjali
Yes, I agree with Anjali, it reminds me too of Mother Teresa, such is society when the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, 10 Lynda xx
I see much that can be read in this text. You have good command of your sentence-formation without being too 'intentional'. There's a sort of shadow-lining of meaning to almost every line in play. The poem realy floats on it's own accord because of the title - it seems to me. But as it stands, I would not limit it to rich and poor of an order that is exclusive. I do see your emphasis as a vessel of deep consciousness all the same.
Great philosophy! But I love the unique way u express it with so many twists, some satire and pun...
I love the philosophy that I find in your poems. It is both enlightening and soulful in its presentation. Such things bring poetry to life. There is so much death in poetry. Your pen carries the breath of life with its written words. GW62
Good morning poet and here is a very true philisophical poem and sadly about much of human life. It's there and is seen in many situations, the human nature of greed verses need. Loyd
So much truth written in this poem. You use simple words, yet they have so much impact. Irene
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
This is a poem that cannot help but remind one of the great Mohattmas Ghandi, and the example he set for so many to follow. I am also reminded of what our greatest president, Abraham Lincoln once said as well, C. P., that 'God must have loved the poor people because he made so many of them.' In God's eyes, we all are equal no matter how poor or wealthy we may be. No man or woman is any less or any more in HIs eyes than the faith in their heart. This fine poem points that out very well. Carl.