{"id":2862,"date":"2015-11-27T22:55:55","date_gmt":"2015-11-27T22:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/?p=2862"},"modified":"2015-11-27T22:55:55","modified_gmt":"2015-11-27T22:55:55","slug":"money-as-viewed-by-a-poet-by-edilson-a-ferreira","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/money-as-viewed-by-a-poet-by-edilson-a-ferreira\/","title":{"rendered":"Money, as viewed by a poet by Edilson A. Ferreira"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Money, as viewed by a poet<\/h1>\n

by Edilson A. Ferreira<\/p>\n

I suffer from cold fits when I hear of money.
\nDoes a poet need money? Does he understand it?
\nThey ask if I want to sell my house, my car,
\nhow many dollars do I want for them.
\nI rarely remember if they are mine,
\nor how much had I paid for them, if so.
\nThey do not know how impertinent they are.
\nShould I value my things, my labor, my time,
\nor, by chance, my life?
\nPeople cannot understand poet\u2019s measures.
\nIs it possible they do not know that they are
\nthe human happiness,
\na plain smile
\nand permanent beauty\u2019s ravishment?<\/p>\n

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Mr. Ferreira is a Brazilian poet who writes in English rather than Portuguese, in order to reach more people. Has been published in four printed British Anthologies, online or printed reviews like Cyclamens and Swords, Right Hand Pointing, Boston Poetry Magazine, West Ward Quarterly, TWJ Magazine, The Lake, The Stare\u2019s Net, The Provo Canyon, Snapdragon, The Gambler and some others. Short listed in four American Poetry Contests, lives in a small town with wife, three sons and a granddaughter and began writing after retirement as a Bank Manager. See more of his poetry in www.edilsonmeloferreira.wordpress.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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