Greediness
gripped with greed’s* pleasure
entombed in self-owned great mine…
there he languishes
*Proverbs 15:27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
July 9, 2019
2nd place, "Senryu about Greed..." Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Tania Kitchin; judged on 7/15/2019.
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