DESPISE ME NOT

A simple truth Cheers, Jess, Reprehensibly irrepressible, "the alleged short-cut to knowledge, which is faith, is only a short-circuit destroying the mind." [Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged]

Interesting poem. Wealth, what is it, where can I find it, and who has it? ~A "Just as what you dream is your own and no one else can observe it, so the world you see is your own." ~ Nisargadatta

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Well put... It reminds me of a lyric from Erykah Badu: 'If your knowledge were your wealth It would be well earned'...

the way a man thinks so he will be , if you think and work rich sure you , same is the reverse. mona i love this poem, you are touching sensitive areas in the live on men with your poem. this last line said it all. "I’m not poor and you are not rich." chumfin

This is a good expressive poem but, the first stanza might scan better if you say, 'you think money makes you rich, but life is wealth,' and cut out the line 'you are wrong.' Line five ahould be 'did you hear?' and line 15 should be did you realize. An enjoyable and profound poem, good job. love lou xx

Dear mona, this is a fantatic piece in other words "i serve you but i am not your servent" just Brilliant! shirley harison

Mona! This is a beautiful poem - very philosophic - a philosophy that appeals to good sense. The Father of Philosophy Socrates advised Athenians to shun pursuit of wealth if they would like to be a great nation. He advocated creation of virtues. Your message is worth its weight in gold. I am inspired to read more of your work. You will have my comments on your other poem soon. Meanwhile, keep writing. Among classical Persian Poets you may like to read Rumi, Bedil and Umar Khayyam. Being an Arab yourself you already know the eminent poets of the language and not through translation. In Urdu Language you have names like Meer Taqi Meer, Ghalib, Iqbal, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Josh Malihabadi Jigar Muradabadi etc. In Bengali Language you have Rabindra Nath Tagore and Qazi Nazrul Islam. Incidentally I have translated Rubai'yat of Josh Malihabadi. The title of the book is Rubai'yat of Josh Maliadihabadi -A Drop and the Ocean. The book was published by Author House and is selling on Internet. The Second Edition of the book has recently been published by Instant Publishers, USA. The ISBN No. is 978-1-60458-524-7. I am maintaining a stock of the book in New York. You can get it from there. Regards. -Mohammad Josh says: Men who recite their verses profound And in their hearts conceal a bleeding wound Are insight and vision of worlds beyond Those who translate their thoughts in sound

Nice to meet you Mona. Nice touch on the rich-poor enigma. Your tone and some grammatical and informal approach seems intentional and adds a good spice to the character of the one speaking. Enjoyed it!

We met in chat the other day. It was so good to meet you. I enjoyed your poem about wealth and who has it. Always, Cat

I am glad you liked what I wrote by way of comment on your poem. The fact is that virtues and values are the essence of oriental poetry. Meter, scale rythm and rhyme is important. Use of Qaafia and Radeef creates charm and beauty and makes the verses easy to remember. Although I have used these in my English book it is a difficult feat to perform in English language. As for your writing in English is concerned it is fairly good. You appear to be conveying your thought content effectively and elegantly. Other things are trifling in nature and should not bother you. One thing is important when you are writing in English don't think in Arabic and covert your Arabic thoughts in English. Think in English when you are writing in English. If you do this you will spare yourself from trying to find appropriate English translation of the Arabic words. In this case you will find it difficult to create English ethos. Remember, think in English. You will enjoy writing effectively and produce great work. Best wishes. -Mohammad