David Smith Poet Imagism

There Are More Kinds of Rich

There are more kinds of rich,
Than stars in the heavens.

There are rich colours,
Rich dark chocolates,
And countless other rich foods.

There are people rich in servants,
Rich in monetary terms,
But not in spiritual terms.

There are get rich schemes,
Get money from the rich schemes,
And get rich off the Government schemes.

There are those who love, to be rich,
There are those who hate the rich,
And those who gamble on being rich.

But for most, it is all for nought,
And mostly about going without,
While remaining stout.

For those who own a dictionary,
Know that the best definition of Rich is quite extraordinary,
And comes from a different category.

Only three things in this world can make one rich,
If you have good health, consider yourself rich,
If you have loyal friends, consider yourself rich,
If you are rich in spirit, consider yourself  the richest of the rich.

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Frank Sheehan March 14, 2019 at 7:56 PM Great write. It rings of truth. Inspirational. David Smith March 14, 2019 at 9:01 PM Wow thanks Frank. Wrote it last night when couldn't sleep. Some people coming to NZ from different cultures find they have to a just to fact that being rich here does not men you have heaps of servants. I remember reading article a woman wrote about being rich and still doing most things herself e.g cooking etc. In some countries you don't need to be rich by western standards to have servants to run after you. Hope you have had a good week. Regards David in NZ