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Haiku: Unhappy Riches
05 Wednesday Dec 2018
Posted in Poetry_Haiku
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05 Wednesday Dec 2018
Posted in Poetry_Haiku
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avarice, Greed, Haiku, ill gotten gains, Musings, Opinion, Poems, Poetry, Reflections, Thoughts
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The trouble with hoarding is it doesn’t seem like hoarding when you’re doing it! More like essential and very sensible!😂It’s only when something happens to open your eyes to the realities that you realise and do something about it!
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Very true, Wolfie,
I used do it all the time – pick up or keep something just in case…
What I do now is if I’ve not used something for a period – it could be a year or 5 years (depending on what it is) – it goes. I give it away.
Cheers!
Eric
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You’ve mailed this one, my special buddy. I help folk declutter now and am learning more each and every day. Hugs Xx 💗
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Hello Jane dear,
You’re helping people and also making a living out of your decluttering business.
But it also tells me that people trust you enough to let you into their homes and to peek into their most private corners and memories. No big business can ever replicate your business model which anchors on trust – first and last.
Keep it up and God bless,
Eric
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Oh flippin’ heck Eric, I meant ‘nailed’.. but I guess you worked that out. I must put my specs on!!
Thank you for your insightful comment. I am humbled by the trust placed in me by people who start out as strangers. It reinforces for me how we are all connected.
Hugs for you and Lisa and God bless. Xx 💗
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Ah, yes. Less is more.
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Now, isn’t that the truth, Ina 🙂
All good wishes,
Eric
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*** Blue Suited Crooks ***
Wall Street excesses
New heroes blue suited crooks
Lucifer has won
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We were taught to hoard more and worry more in case of rainy days and that’s good practice. The turning point would be when it turns to greed. Then you have a new set of worries.
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Hello Windy dear,
Yes, saving for a rainy day is prudent. But greed that leads to hoarding and grabbing something for no other reason than to deny others – that is silly and sick.
Luv and hugz from a friend,
Eric
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*** Fine Line ***
Not so fine a line
Saving for a rainy day
How much is enough?
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And give some part of it to those who really need it..🙂
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That’s a great thought, Khushbu,
Good one!
There are enough riches to lift everyone out of poverty, I reckon. But when the richest 1% owns half the world’s wealth, we know the system is flawed.
Peace,
Eric
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*** Enough ***
Enough is enough
There is enough for mankind
But man is not kind
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I sometimes hoard more than I need. Have to declutter the mess
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Hello Shalilah,
That’s another take on hoarding. Good one.
You’re right. All of us need to declutter our homes, some more than others, I reckon.
Peace,
Eric
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*** Revolving Door ***
Keepsakes and clutter
Spring cleaning new collections
Recycling our lives
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That’s very true. Nobody is going to kidnap me for my wealth as it wouldn’t be worth all their effort! LOL I’m sure the rich have a lot of worries trying to protect what they have.
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Hello Ian,
I’m in the same boat. And if they broke into my house, they will find many valuable stuff – keepsakes and treasures that only my family and I can appreciate.
The obscenely rich spend half their time fleecing the world, and the other half trying to avoid taxes, I reckon.
Peace,
Eric
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*** Taxes and Tide ***
Inevitable
The nakedness of one’s death
Fools chasing shadows
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I think you nailed the reality 🙂
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Ah… to be a sparrow, Eric… best – bw
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Now, that’s a thought, Bill.
And you’re right. No other animal hoards more than it can eat. Not even a squirrel.
Thank you and all the best to you too,
Eric
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*** A Bird’s Life ***
Soaring high above
Seeking my elusive prey
Predator stalks me
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Copyright @ Eric Alagan, 2018
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