How about a poem?

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   tsmogposted 3 years ago

   I was just reading through my Facebook feed getting some smiles and frowns too. What caught me was reading rags to riches stories, yet there were as many riches to rags stories too. So, how about a poem on both themes. Of course comes the complex perhaps soul searching philosophical question of which comes first; rags to riches or riches to rags. Remember as poets rags and riches could easily be metaphorical or a symbol of this or that. Go for it . . .

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   Jodahposted 3 years ago

   Rags to riches,
   Riches to rags,
   Dust to dust
   In vacuum bags.

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      tsmogposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Nice Jodah! Reading it I immediately thought of Dust in the Wind by Kansas a (Don't have the words to explain) song. The link below is the official YouTube video for it. Thanks . . .
      
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2w6Oxx0kQ
      
      Also, love the violin solo in it.

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         Jodahposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         Thank you Tim, I am glad my little poem brought that Kansas song to mind. I haven’t heard it in a long time. Thank you for sharing the link.

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      Misbah786posted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Loved it!

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         Jodahposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         

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   Misbah786posted 3 years ago

   If riches and rags go hand in hand,
   This world will be a peaceful land.
   Nobody is better than anybody else, and
   Nobody is worse than everybody else.
   If the time is right, you are the king.
   You can become a beggar if the time shifts.
   History has frequently revealed
   God's plan is always secure and concealed.
   Finally, who is rich and who is poor?
   They will both be buried in the same sand,
   Having completely empty hands.... 

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      tsmogposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Nice! I am almost speechless. Encompassing with the inspiration offered. Thanks for taking me up on it!!!
      
      Like with Jodah immediately a song came to mind. Your poem raised in me Secrets Far Above the Clouds by  Mike Oldfield. Key to that song that hit me reading your poem was this stanza:
      
      And the man in the rain picked up his bag of secrets,
      And journeyed up the mountainside,
      Far above the clouds,
      And nothing was ever heard from him again,
      Except for the sound
      
      For your listening pleasure the concert version link is next. It is 8 minutes long. Enjoy!
      
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVijHuYMp5M

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         Misbah786posted 3 years agoin reply to this

         Very nice. Thanks for sharing, Tim.
         
         I'm delighted you enjoyed the poem. Much Gratitude!
         
         Blessings always!!

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      Jodahposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Misbah, great work. I agree totally with the sentiment of the poem.

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         Misbah786posted 3 years agoin reply to this

         Thank you, John
         Stay blessed!!

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   Donna-Rayneposted 3 years ago

   Hello, I find rags to riches stories intriguing and thought provoking. Some people are better off not having those riches once they achieve them. It can lead to self-destruction, friends coming out of the woodwork and then there are some stories that the person who became rich and help a lot of people giving back to where they once were.

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