No Gold, No Glory Poem by Obed dela Cruz

(a free verse poem about love of money and power)

No gold, no glory
Is worth pursuing
For a heart in vain.
It's an endless struggle,
A mere fool's quest,
That ends in sorrow.

Yet I do not say
That they are woeful
Just by their nature.
No, for they may give
A warm bowl of soup
To the poorest man.
And may come as
Answers to the pleas
Of a praying saint.

But gold and glory
Acquired for nothing,
Or worse, acquired by
A fool's corruption-
Whether by instant
Or deceitful virtue-
Causes much torment
To a soul who is
A slave to Mammon.

He may erect a
Thousand monuments-
Though he may have used
The hands of others
To carve his marble-
But it will fall down
After many wars
And passing quests
Done by other men

Who are just like him!

(March 19,2013; Marikina City)

(For more details about the poem, please email the author at princeobed_dc@yahoo.com)

Copyright © 2013 by Prince Obed de la Cruz