Our money says in God we trust What does it really mean? Does God insure our monies value? I often contemplate and wonder
What does it really mean God’s name is on our currency? I often contemplate and wonder To whom does it really belong?
God’s name is on our currency But the government prints what we can spend. To whom does it really belong Render unto God what is God’s
But the government prints what we can spend Then they tax us when we do as we Render unto God what is God’s The government what is theirs
Then they tax us when we do as we Try to live on the little we have left after we give The government what is theirs Pay the bills, buy the groceries….
I often contemplate and wonder, Try to live on the little we have left after we give, Pay the bills, buy the groceries… Our money says in God we trust.
Terrific!!! great pantoum and wonderful take on a hard prompt!! YES "in God we trust"...!!! like Victoria said, it didn't go where I expected and like Tasha said, well thought out!
Yep, it's hard to trust anyone but yourself. You have to trust in your doctor and your dentist but other than that it "YOU" who comes out last. I enjoyed your poem very much. You did a good job with a tough prompt.
Yup. You have it pegged. Funny, I was initially going to write about "In God We Trust" and Bonnie wrote that poem. Then I was going to write about learning to not trust and you wrote the poem. I guess I don't have to write one. You guys did it for me. LOL.
Thanks, all of you for your comments and for your kindness in commenting. Linda, I've had both doctors and dentists I couldn't trust, however, they were not the whole story thank goodness!
I trust the home-made remedies that my mom and dad used to use I trust in my husband that I will never be abused
I have faith that Saint Anthony will come when something is lost I have faith, if I'm lost in the forest I can find north because of the moss
I am patient with my grandchildren because no one was ever patient with me I am patient with my husband because that just the way it ought to be
now, trust is a beautiful thing that needs worked on and earned sometimes it takes many years and you can still end up getting burned
driving on the road, I trust no one there isn't anyone who watches where they go not even drivers while sitting in a parked car they can dent your car while backing up you know
faith, patience and trust are three roads that you can take they'll never lead you wrong they're three things you cannot fake
sadly we do raise our children on lies like santa and the easter bunny and cupid who shoots arrows into peoples hearts so they fall in love... I've often wondered if we did more harm than good allowing them to believe in these fantasies... and they all lived happily ever after...well written and presented. the anger and emotions came through!
I hear you, and yet it did me no harm so I can't agree, nor did it harm my children, because they learned to see these things as symbols and beloved ones at that.
I'm glad it did you no harm, but that doesn't mean it harms no one. Some things harm some people. Not everything harms everyone. And although I refused to lie to my children because it DID harm me and shaped the way I looked at the world, I did teach my children that these are beloved and good symbols, but that they were symbols, not reality.
good for you Victoria! when someone tells me that what another person experienced isn't true or not that bad etc because it didn't affect them that way I use diabetes as an analogy... sugar harms some people and could kill them due to having diabetes, others can eat all the sugar they want with no harm their bodies. So when someone says I disagree that bothers me.. better to say I understand how that could be even though I didn't have the same experience. we are all different people with different feelings and different experiences which is why the world is so interesting. sorry if I rambled.. climbing off soap box
I never said I was against your beliefs, only that I didn't agree, for me. Sorry didn't man to sound contradictory. The symbolic meaning is what we all agree on, I think. Just because I believe in fairies... I don't expect others to. On the other hand, I will share my feelings as always and as we all can and ought to, of course when we wish to. I believe that there are many levels of so called reality, and just as I cannot see ultra violet, or hear sounds beyond my range of hearing I can't nor don't deny their existence. That's all. No biggie. However, I am a mystic so I believe all sorts of things that others might not, and I am fine with whatever anyone wishes to believe as long as they don't insist I believe it. (Pardon me if I borrowed your soapbox, Bonnie)
I guess I always knew there was no Santa because and I found the Christmas present in the closet in the bathroom at a very young age; I was 8, he was 6. We were also lied to that there were ghosts and horrible things in those two closets in the bathroom. She lied so we wouldn't go in them and see the presents. Fortunately, neither one of us was afraid of spooky things and while they were gone we braved the ghosts and routed out the presents. We opened them gently and taped them back shut.
In God We Trust
ReplyDeleteOur money says in God we trust
What does it really mean?
Does God insure our monies value?
I often contemplate and wonder
What does it really mean
God’s name is on our currency?
I often contemplate and wonder
To whom does it really belong?
God’s name is on our currency
But the government prints what we can spend.
To whom does it really belong
Render unto God what is God’s
But the government prints what we can spend
Then they tax us when we do as we
Render unto God what is God’s
The government what is theirs
Then they tax us when we do as we
Try to live on the little we have left after we give
The government what is theirs
Pay the bills, buy the groceries….
I often contemplate and wonder,
Try to live on the little we have left after we give,
Pay the bills, buy the groceries…
Our money says in God we trust.
Wow. Powerful pantoum. It didn't go where I expected but it's all the better for being less predictable.
DeleteExcellent take on the subject, well written as well as well thought out. Thanks!
DeleteTerrific!!! great pantoum and wonderful take on a hard prompt!! YES "in God we trust"...!!! like Victoria said, it didn't go where I expected and like Tasha said, well thought out!
DeleteBonnie, very power-packed poem. I never looked at it in this light before. I think the pantoum poetry made it even more powerful.
DeleteWho I Trust
ReplyDeleteWhen I was small
I learned to trust
what the big people said
because they knew better,
or so I thought…
and then I learned differently.
Next as I grew
and went to school
I learned to trust
what the teacher said
as I was told to do…
until I learned differently
No longer a child
I listened to those
who said they knew
and trusted them, thinking
that they were smarter…
until I learned differently.
Now I am grown
I learn for myself
I check my facts
And my feelings inside
And I trust myself
because now I have learned.
wonderfully presented and so very true!! love the way it moves from era to era and the lesson is the same. well written
DeleteYep, it's hard to trust anyone but yourself. You have to trust in your doctor and your dentist but other than that it "YOU" who comes out last. I enjoyed your poem very much. You did a good job with a tough prompt.
DeleteTasha, you described the way I also feel about trust. It was a pleasure to listen to. The beat was right on.
DeleteYup. You have it pegged. Funny, I was initially going to write about "In God We Trust" and Bonnie wrote that poem. Then I was going to write about learning to not trust and you wrote the poem. I guess I don't have to write one. You guys did it for me. LOL.
DeleteThanks, all of you for your comments and for your kindness in commenting. Linda, I've had both doctors and dentists I couldn't trust, however, they were not the whole story thank goodness!
DeleteGot it in early for me, for a change! Looking forward to the rest.
ReplyDeleteI trust the home-made remedies
ReplyDeletethat my mom and dad used to use
I trust in my husband
that I will never be abused
I have faith that Saint Anthony
will come when something is lost
I have faith, if I'm lost in the forest
I can find north because of the moss
I am patient with my grandchildren
because no one was ever patient with me
I am patient with my husband
because that just the way it ought to be
now, trust is a beautiful thing
that needs worked on and earned
sometimes it takes many years
and you can still end up getting burned
driving on the road, I trust no one
there isn't anyone who watches where they go
not even drivers while sitting in a parked car
they can dent your car while backing up you know
faith, patience and trust
are three roads that you can take
they'll never lead you wrong
they're three things you cannot fake
Hon, I like how you used all the parts of my prompt. That must have taken an effort. And you're right not one of them can be faked.
DeleteA bit prosy but overall nice job. And I love it that you wrote mostly about things you actually trust, not what you don't trust.
DeleteLots of truth there, for sure!
Deleteyes trust must be earned and it is so easily lost. and i have to agree about the on the road part!! omg! maniacs out there!
ReplyDeleteMOON SONG
ReplyDeleteOn a night when the moon
bathes in a pool of clouds
rises naked, shimmering
enigmatic,
no man should trust his beloved
if she rises after midnight,
silently opens a window,
and a beam
catches her chiaroscuro,
renders her translucent,
sings a rondeau to her,
in a cool minor key.
Tad, this is a very pretty poem. I enjoyed listening to it. It was like a song. Especially read slowly.
Deletevery interesting poem. I enjoyed it. It read well aloud.
Deletewow! beautiful imagery that catches the reader and draws them into the scene.
DeleteHad to look up "chiaroscuro" and the definition only made the poem better.
DeleteA very lovely, very nicely written poem. It remind me of a Gothic tale somehow, or the outline of one.
DeleteReally rough first draft, but it might be salvageable.
ReplyDeleteSANTA
My parents told me
Santa was real.
I believed,
believed with all my heart,
believed it so much
I truly thought
I was bad.
My friends Alice, Delcine
got more presents from
Santa than me.
When I learned
that Santa wasn't real,
I felt wounded, sick,
then thought maybe,
just maybe
I wasn't a bad girl.
My parents had lied,
bought crappy gifts.
No Santa,
and no Easter Bunny.
Maybe, just maybe,
I could live life
without them
from now on,
not believe anything
my parents told me.
sadly we do raise our children on lies like santa and the easter bunny and cupid who shoots arrows into peoples hearts so they fall in love... I've often wondered if we did more harm than good allowing them to believe in these fantasies... and they all lived happily ever after...well written and presented. the anger and emotions came through!
DeleteI hear you, and yet it did me no harm so I can't agree, nor did it harm my children, because they learned to see these things as symbols and beloved ones at that.
DeleteI'm glad it did you no harm, but that doesn't mean it harms no one. Some things harm some people. Not everything harms everyone. And although I refused to lie to my children because it DID harm me and shaped the way I looked at the world, I did teach my children that these are beloved and good symbols, but that they were symbols, not reality.
Deletegood for you Victoria! when someone tells me that what another person experienced isn't true or not that bad etc because it didn't affect them that way I use diabetes as an analogy... sugar harms some people and could kill them due to having diabetes, others can eat all the sugar they want with no harm their bodies. So when someone says I disagree that bothers me.. better to say I understand how that could be even though I didn't have the same experience. we are all different people with different feelings and different experiences which is why the world is so interesting. sorry if I rambled.. climbing off soap box
DeleteI never said I was against your beliefs, only that I didn't agree, for me. Sorry didn't man to sound contradictory. The symbolic meaning is what we all agree on, I think. Just because I believe in fairies... I don't expect others to. On the other hand, I will share my feelings as always and as we all can and ought to, of course when we wish to. I believe that there are many levels of so called reality, and just as I cannot see ultra violet, or hear sounds beyond my range of hearing I can't nor don't deny their existence. That's all. No biggie. However, I am a mystic so I believe all sorts of things that others might not, and I am fine with whatever anyone wishes to believe as long as they don't insist I believe it. (Pardon me if I borrowed your soapbox, Bonnie)
DeleteI guess I always knew there was no Santa because and I found the Christmas present in the closet in the bathroom at a very young age; I was 8, he was 6. We were also lied to that there were ghosts and horrible things in those two closets in the bathroom. She lied so we wouldn't go in them and see the presents. Fortunately, neither one of us was afraid of spooky things and while they were gone we braved the ghosts and routed out the presents. We opened them gently and taped them back shut.
Deleteit's supposed to say Vinnie and I...
Deletetrust, do you trust me
ReplyDeletehow do we know our own truth
do you trust yourself
good job on the haiku! It's true you do have to trust yourself!
Deletesometimes the only on you can trust is yourself and at times even that is iffy :-). nice senyru! the qusstion in the second line is quite profound.
DeleteMice senryu. Says a lot in so few words.
DeleteNICE, not "Mice" but I though the typo was funny so I didn't delete it.
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