A Sapphonic Triad
A Potpourri of Poetic Curiosities
:
Wealth
by CD Richards
"Poor and content is rich, and rich enough."
We are only
auripotent
if what we have
is what we want.
He listens to the rain beating
on his tin roof,
thankful for his riches.
Author Notes
Today's word: auripotent (adj.) rich and powerful.
The quote is by William Shakespeare; from Othello, Act 3, Scene 3.
Ben Franklin said it this way:
Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. There is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of its filling a vacuum, it makes one. If it satisfies one want, it doubles and trebles that want another way.
A few years later, the Beatles also had some pertinent things to say:
My much-treasured Christmas present for 2017 is a book by Paul Anthony Jones: "The cabinet of linguistic curiosities". Each page contains a descriptive story about some obscure or archaic word. It occurred to me it would be a fun exercise to try and write, each day, a poem featuring the "word of the day" from the book.
Thanks for reading, and thanks to Ciliverde and Pantygynt for the form.
