Haiku for a capitalist world
Jesus,
we are told,
refused
to act as a judge
between
two brothers.
He
told a story
to
warn against greed and wealth.
Take
care! he told them.
The
love of money,
a
later follower wrote,
gives
rise to evil.
Ignoring
others
when
your needs are paramount
leaves
no place for love.
Building
bigger barns
in
which to store one’s riches.
Keep
them for yourself.
Wealth
and more money,
cannot
satisfy the rich;
there’s
never enough.
How
empty the hearts
of
the wealthy; emptiness
that
is never filled.
Best
give it away,
create
some empty spaces
for
God to dwell in.
©
Ken Rookes 2019
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