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The Minimalist
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Monday, May 15, 2017    Rated "G" by the Author.
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The Minimalist

To live to love in harmony
Enriched but not much more
To use to fill to give away
That’s what things are for;
To enjoy to share to always care
To protect the Earth’s rare gifts
To leave a footprint very small
As mood and seasons shift.

There’s more to see entirely free
Than all the wealth can buy
What’s more it’s meant for you and me
You’ll find it if you try;
Who can buy your feelings
Invoked by starry nights
When lovers kiss in shadow’s bliss
Amidst those priceless bites?

They say you can’t afford it
If you must ask to know the price
So never ask to know what freedom costs
It’s in the sacrifice;
The one with endless piles of money
Secures his beck and call—but
The one who has the smallest need
Is the richest of us all.

 


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 Reviews of "The Minimalist"
Reviewed by Odin odin@aflx.com
Reviewed on May 18, 2017
A very effective short treatise on what makes up lasting happiness. Well penned.

Reviewed by Susanne Leist
Reviewed on May 16, 2017
So very true. "The one who has the smallest need is the richest one of us all." This sentence gave me the chills. It describes the importance of life and living in one sentence.

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on May 16, 2017
What a wonderful topic and so beautifully expressed. It resonates with me perfectly.

I have lived my life that way and have found that some of my best experiences required nothing but my willingness to participate. And I always left where I had been either the same or better.

Ron

Reviewed by Mystic Rose
Reviewed on May 15, 2017
The richest of them all indeed, nothing greater than a heart who is contented without need, thanks for sharing dear Edward, x

Reviewed by Michael Schafer
Reviewed on May 15, 2017
True words of wisdom. Well written and beautifully expressed.

Reviewed by Ian Thorpe
Reviewed on May 15, 2017
Strong, well written, disciplined verse Edward, with a theme many people should take note of in this consumerist age.

Reviewed on May 15, 2017
Oh, the cost of freedom.... Beautifully written.

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed by John Herlihy
Reviewed on May 15, 2017
Indeed, well penned and I agree wholeheartedly. John


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