Wants and needs
Earthly wants and heavenly needs,
Set your mind on heavenly things.
Things on earth rust does corrupt,
Lay yourself treasures for use up above.
Eternal measures none can pollute,
Neither moth nor mold can then reduce.
Our life on earth is but a flitter.
To the next life, consider.
Why then concern yourself with material possessions,
Earthly struggles or commotion?
Eternal rewards come from devotion.
Lasting needs produced from thoughtful notions.
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Written on November 09, 2022
Submitted by grggfks on November 09, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 452 |
Words | 84 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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