Great God! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Poem by C. P. Sharma

Great God! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Rating: 5.0


In the poorest of the poor I live,
In their miseries I do peeve;
With them without meals I sleep,
Their company in all modes I keep.

Company of tiller on the field I kept,
With them on work I have sweat;
In winter nights I share their shiver,
No roof overhead, no clothes to cover.

The rich ever ask me for more gold,
But I have never been to their fold;
All dainty dishes to them forbidden,
At last they lead the life bed-ridden.

Take it true, I ever live in your heart,
Captive in their temple, over-smart! ! !

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Carl Harris 09 February 2009

This is a poem that cannot help but remind one of the great Mohattmas Ghandi, and the example he set for so many to follow. I am also reminded of what our greatest president, Abraham Lincoln once said as well, C. P., that 'God must have loved the poor people because he made so many of them.' In God's eyes, we all are equal no matter how poor or wealthy we may be. No man or woman is any less or any more in HIs eyes than the faith in their heart. This fine poem points that out very well. Carl.

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Bonnie Collins 09 February 2009

Written with much depth, and constructed with excellence.. Poverty vs Wealth has been one of man's biggest problems since time began.... Very good write.. Bonnie

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Ency Bearis 10 February 2009

deep crafted poetic write..with great contemplation between greedy and humbleness..10

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Anjali Sinha 10 February 2009

wow such a nice poem with so much of depth reminds me of Mother Theresa Amongst the poorest of the poor she lived and set an example to all of us ++++10 anjali

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Lynda Robson 10 February 2009

Yes, I agree with Anjali, it reminds me too of Mother Teresa, such is society when the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, 10 Lynda xx

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Brett Ackerman 08 June 2009

I see much that can be read in this text. You have good command of your sentence-formation without being too 'intentional'. There's a sort of shadow-lining of meaning to almost every line in play. The poem realy floats on it's own accord because of the title - it seems to me. But as it stands, I would not limit it to rich and poor of an order that is exclusive. I do see your emphasis as a vessel of deep consciousness all the same.

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Sathyanarayana M V S 24 February 2009

Great philosophy! But I love the unique way u express it with so many twists, some satire and pun...

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Greenwolfe 1962 17 February 2009

I love the philosophy that I find in your poems. It is both enlightening and soulful in its presentation. Such things bring poetry to life. There is so much death in poetry. Your pen carries the breath of life with its written words. GW62

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Loyd C Taylor Sr 17 February 2009

Good morning poet and here is a very true philisophical poem and sadly about much of human life. It's there and is seen in many situations, the human nature of greed verses need. Loyd

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Irene Clark-hogg 13 February 2009

So much truth written in this poem. You use simple words, yet they have so much impact. Irene

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Bissau, Rajasthan
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