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I Save Nothing
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Saturday, September 15, 2018    Rated "G" by the Author.
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I Save Nothing

By John Herlihy

 

I save absolutely nothing,

With nary a thought to care.

Absolutely nothing saves me,

Yet never the worse for wear.

What on earth do I need to save,

A thing to accumulate that matters.

I am just a troublesome knave,

All I try to do ends up in tatters.

Most people I know are into things,

Possessions that show their riches.

They think assets happiness brings,

Their attitude keeps me in stitches.

At heaven’s gate, I arrive with nothing;

That in itself will be truly something.


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 Reviews of "I Save Nothing"
Reviewed on November 24, 2018
Your wisdom is showing, John!! Your words remind us all what we came into this world with. We all need to be reminded of this at this time year! Things are not happiness. 'Enjoyed!

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed by Jms Bell
Reviewed on September 19, 2018
WE CAN'T TAKE ANYTHING WITH US...BUT OUR SOULS. ITS CONDITION IS THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS TO GOD. LET'S TRYING TO FOLLOW JESUS SO THAT IT CAN BE SAVED. EVERYTHING THING ELSE IS WORTHLESS. THANKS FOR SHARING. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on September 15, 2018
Ownership hangs around our necks like the proverbial albatross. I have a plan to get rid of my stuff… It is called a will. If you don't have one, you had better get one. Or you will be saddled with the burden of that undisbursed junk taking it all the way to your nirvana.

Ron

Reviewed on September 15, 2018
You save nothing and cannot leave this world with anything that you have saved except the clothes on your back while lying in the coffin.

I have no idea why people keep grabbing whatever they can find in this world, knowing they can't take with them when they leave.

Sandie

Reviewed by Michael Schafer
Reviewed on September 15, 2018
If you save nothing else, save your words.

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton
Reviewed on September 15, 2018
Ahhh . . . Your last two lines gives the reader the true completion of the poem.

Reviewed by Eva Pasco
Reviewed on September 15, 2018
I'm a sentimental saver.


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