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Life is a Battlefield
Life is a battlefield
that awaits us all
From the day we’re born
’til unto death we fall
Whatever is that lies
there in the between
May only day-to-day
by anyone be seen
Whether in a skirmish
or a full-out war
We are all fighting
to gain a little more
More money, more cars
more homes, more land
With wealth and prestige
comes the upper hand
Yes, life is a battlefield
that if we don’t win
‘Tis the time that may
our hell on earth begin
For the ultimate goal of
war is land and money
Fought over piles of dirt
and all the bees honey
This is how our society
from sea to shining sea
Has always been taught
is the way to be
But I must truly say
I’ve thrown my greedy lots
Trying to bridge the gap
between the have’s and have-nots
When I found myself
worse off than before
For money’s not the thing
that someone should adore
The battles that we fight
one into another blur
Until our life is gone
and I think you may concur
If we put that effort
rather into family and friend
We’ll actually be the richest
of all in the end!
Teresa Marie 12/29/11 ©
Measure Your Wealth
Measure your wealth not
on what it can buy
but rather you ought
a different ruler try
For what you have today
will another turn to dust
somewhere along the way
we need to conquer lust
If you measure the things
that no money could buy
the joy that it brings
can almost make you cry
The friend that’s always there
through the good and bad
who has time to spare
when you are feeling sad
The spouse that loves you
who always takes your hand
and in everything you do
next to you will stand
The child that you adore
no money could ever replace
and you wish for nothing more
than a smile upon their face
If these are the things
which by wealth one measures
the song their heart sings
will be one of simple pleasures.
So Poor
Some people are so poor they only have money!
Ivor Powell
Some people are so poor
because of what they adore
And put that love into
everything they say and do
By desire of silver and gold
they grow calloused and cold
For they pursue after money
as their land of milk and honey
Blinded by greed for wealth
they only do fail themself
When it does last for eternity
to forfiet your soul to the enemy.
Teresa Marie 7/1/11
All That’s Not Eternal
All that is not eternal is eternally out of date.
C. S. Lewis
All that is not eternal
has not value or worth
In sands of time but a kernel
that we spend upon this earth
We’ve run after silver and gold
in pursuit of our ultimate dreams
but as in the days of old
wealth is not what it seems
For it lasts just a little while
then can easily be taken away
and it’s our soul that we defile
for pleasure that fades in a day
In this life we want everything
that our neighbor has and more
but when we die what can we bring
of those things that we once adore
For the earthly things quickly do go
from the in to the out of date
when eternity is but a stones throw
and today is what seals our fate
So if you desire eternal reward
then what you now must do
is spend your life on what’ll afford
the gold of heaven to you!
Teresa Marie 6/24/11
Riches
“There is nothing wrong with people possessing riches. The wrong comes when riches possess people.” – Billy Graham
RICHES
Nothing wrong with what you possess
Wealth and riches’re okay I guess
So long as your motives are pure
Because it’s greed that’s hard to cure
But you must tread with care
And not be caught as unaware
The place that people do go wrong
Is wanting what to others belong
And when riches are possessing you
It makes the devil most happy too
Then he will lead you astray
With a desire for what will decay
Because what wealth and riches are true
Are the ones waiting in heaven for you.
Teresa Marie 4/17/11
