Best Monetary Value Poems

where crystals gleam 
i want to lie

where the scented lily opens
reveals its stamen
tender as babies breath

as unavoidable as our sun's and moon's provocative union 
as desirable as a cooling whisper on a hot humid day
as necessary as the blistering heat
a dream yet to be dreamt

in...

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justice 

What does this vastly misunderstood word mean to you? 

Too what ends? 

May we seek? 

Who(m) may guide us? 

Endless deliberation (spiss spiss spiss)

Debated and glorified by us all 

Beloved; instilled among (a) core integrity 

Coddled and looked upon/after with parental instinct 

Construed through...

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Putting on my rings
my hand reached past the one 
I was looking for to the ones 
Pillowed softly in the back

I gently touched them
Then without emotion take them out
And slipped them on my finger

Memories went through my mind
Like a silent movie 

The delight I had...

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how much is it worth to you to feel safe and secure?
how much would you spend? how much could you afford?
what is the monetary value that you would place on your life?
how much money would it take? how much would you sacrifice?
what price safety? what...

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it's the simplest thing we can do 
that we don't find it the hardest
life has become a survival yet God never planned it that way
we call on his name all in vain for we only fear those who can fire us
true woship among belivers has...

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More Precious Than Gold

The Bible calls our faith in God as 
more precious than gold  
yet how can you put a monetary value on living for an eternity
with Him where you will never grow old?

For just to wake up in His presence and to...

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How do you put
a monetary value
on your health?

If you don't
feel right
you can't enjoy life

Even the simplest
health issues
can cause

you pain,
make existence miserable.
If you

have your health
you are wealthy
beyond imagination

So be thankful
for the simple things
Live to the fullest

enjoying all the moments
that are
gifted to you

while you bathe
in the
glow of...

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bland, tatty, old vase
no monetary value
mantel’s pride of place

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(C) John C Michaels, March 2017...

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I remember love
I remember when stargazing existed in a partner’s eyes
I remember when we used to laugh and cry in each other’s presence 
I remember when the world belonged to us and the only opinions that mattered were our own.
I remember holding hands in the...

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how much is it worth to you to feel safe and secure?
how much would you spend? how much could you afford?
what is the monetary value that you would place on your life?
how much money would it take? how much would you sacrifice?
what price safety? how...

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you cannot calculate my legacy in monetary value 
or in market shares
neither in some property
nor anything tangible

I leave you my soul
recorded in poetry
and thoughts
I share
with those of you with an ear for the essence of me
but unlike Keats not have my name written in water...

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At my birth, something happened up there...  
into the wondrous constellations,
God Himself made them shine brighter
for this new born trascending life 
into a destiny of greatness;
and my grateful smile deepened His delight!

Astrologers study the heavenly bodies: 
stars, planets and the wondrous constellations
to predict ...

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Poeta nascitur non fit.
Not everyone can hear the words
Bringing forth the beauty in life and meaning
Giving value to substance
Each story a new beginning, a new ending.
   Poeta nascitur non fit.
The soul of love will cherish nature
Seeing the scintillation from within the waterfall
Give the...

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We are trapped, captured and endagered.  We are victimized by the very hopes and dreams that we hold dear to our hearts.   We are the forgotten songs whose melodies are still sung in a desprate attempt to cling tenaciously to what they...

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This world we have created-
neatly sown earth ripe for the planting.

This world had been perfect-
silent creeks and boisterous waterfalls.

This land that was once Mother Nature's-
destroyed for some superfluous coffee shop
where liars and womanizers lay in wait.

These words from our mouths-
are a right given to us...

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