Reason A. Poteet Poet Rhyme

Medallion Moments

a decastitch

Agur offered this dual plea
to the Lord God Almighty.
Keep lies far from me;
give me riches nor poverty.
a well-reasoned entreaty

Agur was no simple youth.
great wealth renders pride forsooth
great hunger makes men uncouth.
We’ll all encounter deception's tollbooth
counting medallion moments of truth.


written  March 17, 2018, inspired by Proverbs 30:7-9
contest:  Laura Loo's, 10 lines 5 words III

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Line Gauthier April 9, 2018 at 10:09 PM A most pleasant read, Reason. Congrats on your win.

Gregory Richard Barden March 30, 2018 at 5:14 AM Blessings and sincere congratulations on your fine win, RAP - all the best to you, my friend! :-) Reason A. Poteet March 31, 2018 at 4:12 PM I thank you, Gregory for reading and responding in kindness. May I wish you a Happy Easter.

Beautiful Scars March 21, 2018 at 6:43 AM medallion is one of my fave colors too, great poem thank you and congrats :)-luloo Reason A. Poteet March 21, 2018 at 9:23 AM Thanks for the placement, Laura. I'm sturggling to see your connection; but now that you mention it, I'm considering a huge kaleidoscopic medallion for my new living room wall which looks so bare.

John Gondolf March 20, 2018 at 6:19 AM I think most people long for wealth only to find, after attaining it, that it doesn't guarantee happiness. Best of luck in the contest. John Reason A. Poteet March 21, 2018 at 9:43 AM I appreciate your comment and wish you only a modicum of wealth but major happiness from a multitude of other means. Just jiving with you, thanks, John, I am pleased with my placement.

Silent One March 18, 2018 at 10:00 AM Great choice for the contest... Reason A. Poteet March 18, 2018 at 10:37 AM Thank you, Silent One; tried to depict the discovery of how deceptive wealth or lack thereof can be. Truth is, we lie to ourselves about many things.

Vijay Pandit March 18, 2018 at 6:34 AM Well captured moments indeed! Reason A. Poteet March 18, 2018 at 10:39 AM I welcome your comments, every one, Vijay. Lies conceived in our minds will birth disaster in time.