Property Rights

Rights’ rollercoaster seats these three:
1 ~ What's yours is mine. If necessary
I'll take it by force and quickly flee.
Such a ruinous view lacks maturity.
2 ~ What's mine is yours, so you may see
when need unfolds or there’s calamity, 
no holding back, you can count on me.
3 ~ What's mine is mine, my philosophy.
I keep my safe locked and hide the key.
Wealth yields a status hierarchy.

A biblical parable illustrates all three.

What’s mine is yours that you may see
some men sow, so OTHERS can reap.
When thieves took yours, they wounded thee.
What’s mine is yours that you may see -
the priest and Levite were not free.
Assets were theirs and theirs to keep.
What’s mine is yours that you may see
some men sow, so OTHERS can reap.
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December 19, 2024 at 6:21 PM
So much wisdom in this write. Congratulations dear Reason. Stay blessed.^___^ JCB
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December 19, 2024 at 6:46 PM
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December 17, 2024 at 7:10 AM
Congratulations on your win. What a powerful write. So True... Have a Blessed Day with your wonderful win. Merry Christmas.........
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Thank you, Paula...Positive comments and a winning placement do lift a poet's spirit but there is joy too in the writing regardless. No doubt you have been there also.
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Thank you for writing for my last contest on the soup and congratulations on your placement..
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I thank you, Silent One. You are a very kind host and I appreciate your generous spirit.
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