Thursday, October 13, 2016

935 - Rich People Die


Three Word Wednesday requires participants
to use the three words of the week in a composition.
The words this week are: 
radiance, rasp and rhythm.

Poet’s United has the prompt ‘Wealth’.


Rich People Die

Rich people die.
Wealth is no buffer,
As they lie there—
The linen may be crisper,
That’s all.

At the closing of the day,
As the radiance of what was
Slowly slips away,
It is worth remembering
That whatever wealth you possess
Buys little of value.

Life has a rhythm,
An ebb and flow
That we sense
But never fully know.
Only as the last
Throaty rasp
Exits weakly
Do we finally
Understand.
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© J Cosmo Newbery 2016
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11 comments:

  1. We come in as we go out - like breath - it's a pity the bits in-between can sometimes go horribly wrong

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  2. Whew! Truth that we forget sometimes--the wealth is neither the person nor the trappings. Equality at last. I still envy, but somehow remembering this makes it easier.

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  3. Indeed, anything and everything a person owns all comes to nothing in the end! Too bad people don't start thinking about this earlier in life.

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  4. It is worth remembering
    That whatever wealth you possess
    Buys little of value.

    A lot of wisdom here in these lines!

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  5. You can't take it with you. The egyptian pharoahs tried, but didn't keep it.

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  6. Yes, I believe in that moment of transformation, all is understood. Beautifully done, Cosmo.

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  7. This is a bit of a stinger but in a healthy sort of way.

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  8. Well written wise words We all die and we can't take wealth with us and we will understand sadly when it is too late

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  9. Well expressed... with a touch of "and then what"

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  10. That we sense
    But never fully know.
    Only as the last

    Nearing death only that one realizes many instances that had been favorable but not taken up.

    Hank

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