Golden Fortune

GOLDEN FORTUNE

Lustrous eyes and luminous face

Her eyes reflected greed and mouth watered for more

Rich, so rich her greed made her

Nothing was left on earth that she couldn't own.

Wrapped in silk with gold and crystals

Wealthy she was; wealthier was her greed.

Rubies and emeralds; all precious stones

Served on silver platter to quench her thirst.

Craving for more; greed to acquire

Sinful she became showing off the shiny treasures

Chest of pearls and diamonds

All the treasures she hold so dear.

Drowned in possession, 

Possession took control over her

A woman of disgrace she became

Wealth became her only power.

Hollow heart inside her,

Not of crystal or gold

Desired to be loved immensely

Passionate yet cold. 

Only if she knew,

She needed no materialistic things to be loved,

Then she would be loved by someone

Only if she knew,

To make her soul wealthy in character

Then she would know,

Love is worth more than her wealth.

She lacked everything that her riches couldn't buy,

She had everything but nothing at all

Her greed brought her to a fall

Her silken threads are not worth anymore

Being proud and greedy she deplored.

Her body covered in luxurious jewels

Isn't pretty when her heart is dark,

It was then she realised,

Beauty within conquers all.

Reviews

[Pragati Chaudhary]

Greed affects everything.
Love, Life. It's poison!

Sorry for the delay in reviewing it.
I skipped reading & writing for a bit !

I loved reading this - kinda reality! well done. keep writing

[Najam Us Saher]

Thank you!

[Harley Quinn]

This is beautiful. Keep it up.

[Najam Us Saher]

Thank you very much.

[Zaisha]

fortunate to read this...
Amazing
Luv it..

[Najam Us Saher]

Thank you so much.

[Ardra]

Lovely poem Najam... :)
With a moral at the end...
Reminds me of moral science subject in skool....and teacher will ask so what is the moral of the story ... ;)

[Najam Us Saher]

Ah! Thank you so much for reading. 😀

[Suhd]

Greed is the biggest problem in the world today and it is eating people from inside. I liked the idea of this poem that one needs character to be loved not money.

[Najam Us Saher]

Yeah, thank you so much for reading and appreciating my thoughts.

[MsJewel]

I enjoyed the story line in this wonderfully written poem. The last verse sums it up so well. Well done my friend. :) Julie

[Najam Us Saher]

Oh! Thank you very much for such kind words :)

[Farhan Shaikh]

this one is very good from the start to end .descriptions were very good and the work is worth everyone's time..well done

[Najam Us Saher]

I am happy to hear that you liked it, thank you very much :)

[wordman]

sad,pearl and diamonds will never take the place of love

[Najam Us Saher]

Exactly, that is what I wanted to convey. Thank you so much.

[wordman]

my pleasure

[Joey Nizz]

And I was fortunate to read this piece :)
Well done Najam! excellent work as usual! ^^
I loved your selection of words in every sentence was remarkable!

Keep doing what your doing ^^

[Najam Us Saher]

Sure, Thank you so much for such a lovely feedback. ☺

[Joey Nizz]

Your welcome ^^

[Mikku]

Someone told me once "as we grow up we'll be only after one thing and that's wealth.. " but I guess your poem just about translates my reply to this statement.... Loved the way you established the fact that it's not the materialistic treasures that makes us rich but our inner beauty... Wonderfully written..

[Najam Us Saher]

Absolutely right. Thank you very much for agreeing with my poem.