Avarice

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A 16^th-century Catholic Bishop gave rise to the Birds-of-Paradise, which according to folklore resided in a Heavenly Paradise, being referred to as Birds of God. This was due to his analogy between these flashy birds’ plumage being the cause of their demise, plummeting from the skies to their death, and the fate of sinners when falling from the grace of God.

I used trailing rhyme in line three.

Bird-of-Paradise, by Suzette Richards – image generated 16/9/2024

None will step up, own up to their advice; we pay the price for the choices we make. Like plumage of Birds of God are mistaken for wealth, it’s a roll of the loaded dice.

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