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RED GLADIOLA

Fiction & Poetry Journal of T. Wong

Tag: greed

Currency

Dollar Bills

Your love is a counterfeit love:
pressed neatly and orderly,
smelling of new ink and paper,
minted by the millions at will.

It is everything reserved in a look and a grin,
bound to nothing but your own selfish whim.

But your love is a counterfeit love.
A happiness drained
never satiated —

green-smoke illusion.

Author redgladiolaPosted on March 27, 2014Categories Poetry, Thoughts, WritingTags greed, happiness, money, poetry, thoughts, writing2 Comments on Currency

Egoism

The atavistic pulse
Excites a parsimonious greed
For a self mindless of others

Author redgladiolaPosted on November 9, 2013Categories Poetry, Thoughts, WritingTags ego, egoism, egoist, greed, poetry, primitive, self, selfish, survival instinct, thoughts, writingLeave a comment on Egoism

Kindness

Two frightened souls meet
Wanting to give without greed
Kindness sans envy

Author redgladiolaPosted on October 6, 2013Categories Poetry, WritingTags envy, friends, giving, greed, kindness, poetry, writingLeave a comment on Kindness

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Red Gladiola is the fiction and poetry journal of T. Wong. From the Roman word for “sword,” the gladiolus symbolizes strength and moral integrity, as well as infatuation. All images used at Red Gladiola are taken from the public domain unless otherwise credited. Works may not be used or duplicated without the author's explicit consent.

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