Leaf or Lumber

Leaf or Lumber 

Are you green for entertainment? 

or are you showing how there's hope? 

As long as your bright green glow is showing 

Then you bet 

You are green for health 

not wealth where it doesn't matter 

besides 

Your work is in your appearance 

not in your effort 

But is that all you want to show who you were in this life 

without a little bit of work 

It would seem pointless 

That was all it really came down to looks 

and not the work you put into your life towards what goal 

Leaning on yourself may not be the best strategy 

but hey

Life is not always green too; sometimes its work.
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Agustin Avatar
May 17, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
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