Selection Dejection

From the golden lamp a genie emerged
For a thousand years he had been submerged
  Said, 'I can give you vast wealth
  Or I can give you good health'
But either one by itself is a scourge
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Zahid Avatar
April 30, 2021 at 2:54 PM
No matter what the price is, one should go for health... A cute write.. Stay safe
Wolf Avatar
May 1, 2021 at 7:46 PM
100% A healthy choice, Paghunda. Thanks gw
Krutsinger Avatar
April 28, 2021 at 9:49 PM
I will take the good health and I bet you will too!
Wolf Avatar
May 1, 2021 at 7:46 PM
Depends how much money you bet... Nah, just kidding. Money can't buy you health, as the Beatles should have sung! :) gw
Leffanta Avatar
April 28, 2021 at 11:54 AM
That is what happens when one rubs the genie or the lamp the wrong way? Aloha! Rico
Wolf Avatar
April 28, 2021 at 6:07 PM
Hahahahahaha! Great comment, Rico. :) gw
Hankins Avatar
April 28, 2021 at 8:21 AM
So true, GW. I once got a little piece titled "Rejection Selection" published in Writer Magazine. It was the various rejection letters I had received from publications. I tried to turn lemons into lemonade!
Wolf Avatar
April 28, 2021 at 6:07 PM
Best I've never done is turn Gators into Gatorade. lol.
Rodrigues Avatar
April 28, 2021 at 4:12 AM
Ooh! Poof goes the dream! Surely the dreamer picks wealth, at what cost?!
Wolf Avatar
April 28, 2021 at 6:06 PM
Perhaps the price is right for health these days...
Cunningham Avatar
April 28, 2021 at 1:37 AM
Lol, damned if you do damned if you dont. Hope you're well Gershon. Tom
Wolf Avatar
April 28, 2021 at 6:05 PM
Genie was no Genius, eh Tom?! Peace and Tranquility, Gershon
Seeker Avatar
April 27, 2021 at 11:05 PM
How true, Gershon! A rainbow with any colour missing, is incomplete (don’t pinch this line, it’s copyright!)
Wolf Avatar
April 28, 2021 at 6:00 PM
Inch Me and Pinch Me were in a boat. Inch Me fell out. Who was left?! lol. Thanks, Seeker
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