When it comes to dreamers...

What is money, but the root of all evil.

Unlike the man wearing silver and gold,
the humble man walks the valley alone.

His dreams often dismissed,
yet to him it’s filled with bliss.

Then one day someone hears his voice,
as he says to them it’s not the silver or gold.

For in this our world of matter,
I often possess so much more.

In my life I have loved and lost,
and have cried the tears of both.

And though I’ve cried and felt and hurt;
it is something we must not to loath.

Listen to me closely,
for I wish to teach you this;

a humble man I choose to be
and of that you might think amiss

On me there are no possessions,
There is nothing that I own;
still the sun will shine on me
and on my dream alone.

For when it comes to dreamers you see,
and to those humble and alone,

The world might close its doors on us,
but the sun becomes a throne.

 

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Art Sun]

there is so much one can take from your poem...the wisdom of health and dreams to the possesiveness of having or abusing of money and possesions...life is filled with philosophies and quotes but there is none better than the saying...money is the root of all evil...nice poetic expression of this view Sandra...

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lovely..the line There is nothing that I own;still the sun will shine on me..really stood out to me..isn't that the truth..

[Sarah Morgan]

Very good. I enjoyed reading this because it has so many emotions & makes you think about everything that is corrupted in our world. Money is the root of all evil.. your absolutely right. Then, there is the loss in this poem that makes it hard to read because everyone has experienced some type of loss and it breaks us down - makes us sad - we have to hope to rise up and become stronger and that's why I love poetry because with poetry you can do just that.