tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224158042970904385.post2498279442529000910..comments2023-10-10T08:45:56.945-07:00Comments on Everything Emerald: MoneyMarjoriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09958530958484080973noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224158042970904385.post-88304435153115651812011-04-16T13:46:57.687-07:002011-04-16T13:46:57.687-07:00i think I am copying this money... poem for my mir...i think I am copying this money... poem for my mirror... great job... I am so behind.. I am still on L....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13422649795748809442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224158042970904385.post-36212363586445214512011-04-16T06:33:39.434-07:002011-04-16T06:33:39.434-07:00For the "love" of money...that is the si...For the "love" of money...that is the sin and downfall.<br /><br />I love your poem. You've hit it perfectly.Dawn M. Hamsherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782257750640888264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224158042970904385.post-11703305504067276042011-04-16T01:54:51.085-07:002011-04-16T01:54:51.085-07:00This is brilliant. Well done.This is brilliant. Well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224158042970904385.post-34426880838104072852011-04-15T19:18:40.093-07:002011-04-15T19:18:40.093-07:00Mighty gentleman is Money
Francisco de Quevedo y...Mighty gentleman is Money<br /><br />Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas<br />(1580-1645)<br /><br /> The Lord of Dollars<br /><br /><br />Over kings and priests and scholars <br />Rules the mighty Lord of Dollars.<br /><br />Mother, unto gold I yield me,<br /> He and I are ardent lovers;<br /> Pure affection now discovers<br />How his sunny rays shall shield me! <br /> For a trifle more or less<br /> All his power will confess,<br />Over kings and priests and scholars<br />Rules the mighty Lord of Dollars.<br /><br />In the Indies did they nurse him,<br /> While the world stood round admiring;<br /> And in Spain was his expiring;<br />And in Genoa did they hearse him;<br /> And the ugliest at his side<br /> Shines with all of beauty's pride;<br />Over kings and priests awl scholars<br />Rules the mighty Lord of Dollars.<br /><br />He's a gallant, he's a winner,<br /> Black or white be his complexion;<br /> He is brave without correction<br />As a Moor or Christian sinner.<br /> He makes cross and medal bright,<br /> And he smashes laws of right,— <br />Over kings and priests and scholars <br />Rules the mighty Lord of Dollars.<br /><br />Noble are his proud ancestors<br /> For his blood-veins are patrician;<br /> Royalties make the position<br />Of his Orient investors;<br /> So they find themselves preferred<br /> To the duke or country herd,—<br />Over kings and priests and scholars,<br />Rules the mighty Lord of Dollars!<br /><br />Of his standing who can question<br /> When there yields unto his rank, a<br /> Hight-Castillian Doña Blanca,<br />If you follow the suggestion?— <br /> He that crowns the lowest stool,<br /> And to hero turns the fool,—<br />Over kings and priests and scholars,<br />Rules the mighty Lord of Dollars.<br /><br />On his shields are noble bearings;<br /> His emblazonments unfurling<br /> Show his arms of royal sterling<br />All his high pretensions airing;<br /> And the credit of his miner<br /> Stands behind the proud refiner,<br />Over kings and priests and scholars<br />Rules the mighty Lord of Dollars.<br /><br />Contracts, bonds, and bills to render,<br /> Like his counsels most excelling,<br /> Are esteemed within the dwelling<br />Of the banker and the lender.<br /> So is prudence overthrown,<br /> And the judge complaisant grown,—<br />Over kings and priests and scholars<br />Rules the mighty Lord of Dollars.<br /><br />Such indeed his sovereign standing<br /> (With some discount in the order),<br /> Spite the tax, the cash-recorder<br />Still his value fixed is branding.<br /> He keeps rank significant<br /> To the prince or finn in want,—<br />Over kings and Priests and scholars <br />Rules the mighty Lord of Dollars.<br /><br />Never meets he dames ungracious<br /> To his smiles or his attention,<br /> How they glow but at the mention <br />Of his promises capacious!<br /> And how bare-faced they become<br /> To the coin beneath his thumb<br />Over kings and Priests and scholars<br />Rules the mighty Lord of Dollars.<br /><br />Mightier in peaceful season<br /> (And in this his wisdom showeth)<br /> Are his standards, than when bloweth<br />War his haughty blasts and breeze on;<br /> In all foreign lands at home,<br /> Equal e'en in pauper's loam,— <br />Over kings and priests and scholars<br />Rules the mighty Lord of Dollars.Leovihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970831445283294241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224158042970904385.post-56097021893870297732011-04-15T18:57:38.113-07:002011-04-15T18:57:38.113-07:00This was great; I loved the imagery you provided~This was great; I loved the imagery you provided~Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224158042970904385.post-20412285864351109332011-04-15T18:38:11.022-07:002011-04-15T18:38:11.022-07:00True, but if it's treated as a reward for a se...True, but if it's treated as a reward for a service provided well, it can be kept in a healthy context. I already spend 40+hours a week doing something I like for money, but I'd rather be doing something I love and bring people happiness for money.Will Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10158149526658590324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224158042970904385.post-73516859474065524672011-04-15T16:37:10.811-07:002011-04-15T16:37:10.811-07:00Fear and comfort, the two sides of one coin (no pu...Fear and comfort, the two sides of one coin (no pun intended) and I'm sure we have all experienced both.Gail M Baugniet - Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11543343067963247963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224158042970904385.post-6929576335309659302011-04-15T14:53:28.285-07:002011-04-15T14:53:28.285-07:00Very, very good! Love/hate indeed.Very, very good! Love/hate indeed.Cruella Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422848273167338884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224158042970904385.post-67141527610581527462011-04-15T14:07:52.886-07:002011-04-15T14:07:52.886-07:00This was fantastic Marjorie like others the lines ...This was fantastic Marjorie like others the lines that stand out are"I Starve the hungry by absence fed fat by presence.<br />Thanks for sharing this with us.<br /><br />Thanks also for your comment.<br />Yvonne.RHYTHM AND RHYMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386975261804630799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224158042970904385.post-76643825558696277992011-04-15T14:04:32.337-07:002011-04-15T14:04:32.337-07:00I love your poem! It's so dark and sinister, ...I love your poem! It's so dark and sinister, exactly as I see money, most of the time. These two lines gave me chills:<br /><br /><i>I starve hungry by absence<br />Feed fat by presence</i><br /><br />So true!<br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01899768909313326172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224158042970904385.post-29500532744389940752011-04-15T13:22:43.891-07:002011-04-15T13:22:43.891-07:00As a fellow poet, I'm passing on the Inspirati...As a fellow poet, I'm passing on the Inspirational Award I also just got from Jingle! Visit & comment here<br />http://thursdaypoetsrallypoetry.wordpress.com/2011/04/12/30-poems-in-30-days-tuesday-thankfulnessalphabe-thursday/<br />to accept and pass on to 1-10 more.Tara Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224158042970904385.post-1152632582533738212011-04-15T12:12:08.512-07:002011-04-15T12:12:08.512-07:00>>> . . . Come roll in the mud I've c...<i>>>> . . . Come roll in the mud I've created</i><br /><br />Really good piece, Marjorie.<br />I especially liked the line above. <br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224158042970904385.post-24333192295534057692011-04-15T11:12:54.286-07:002011-04-15T11:12:54.286-07:00Oh, very nice. So true. I wish I had enough money...Oh, very nice. So true. I wish I had enough money that I didn't have to think about it one way or the other. I don't want excess, but MAN am I tired of not enough for what we need...Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224158042970904385.post-26063005238007262952011-04-15T10:34:37.787-07:002011-04-15T10:34:37.787-07:00scary, but true.
great poem!
happy m day =)scary, but true.<br />great poem!<br />happy m day =)Tara Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224158042970904385.post-50049240783095985842011-04-15T10:22:58.493-07:002011-04-15T10:22:58.493-07:00Oh, this is so good. Money---love and hate in the ...Oh, this is so good. Money---love and hate in the same pocket :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04218651886143284455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224158042970904385.post-62639680143193235952011-04-15T09:56:57.767-07:002011-04-15T09:56:57.767-07:00Wow! Intense. Powerful line: "I starve hungry...Wow! Intense. Powerful line: "I starve hungry by absence; feed fat by presence."Luana Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940192586072864886noreply@blogger.com