A marble floor that’s silken smooth <br /> and walls of carven cedar wood. <br />What does such ostentation prove? <br />I do not know but feel I should. <br /> <br />Such luxury is not for me <br />I am contented with my lot. <br /> <br />I make no effort to impress <br /> I have sufficient for my needs. <br />It matters not that I have less <br />than those who feel they must succeed <br /> <br />Such luxury is not for me. <br />I am contented with my lot <br /> <br />I see no reason to display <br />I much prefer my privacy. <br />I live my life in my own way <br />Accepting life’s reality <br /> <br />Such luxury is not for me. <br />I am contented with my lot <br /> <br />Though I indulge in fantasy <br /> from time to time like everyone <br />I know it’s not reality <br /> only a dream that’s quickly gone. <br /> <br />Such luxury is not for me. <br />I am contented with my lot. <br /> <br />I earn my living honestly <br /> although I’m just an artisan <br />Better to live quietly <br /> as befits a simple man. <br /> <br />Such luxury is not for me. <br />I am contented with my lot <br /> <br />A marble floor that’s silken smooth <br /> and walls of carven cedar wood. <br />What does such ostentation prove? <br />Something I’ve never understood. <br /> <br />Such luxury is not for me. <br /> I am contented with my lot. <br /> <br />Tuesday,10 November 2009 <br />http: // blog.myspace.com/poeticpiers<br /><br />ivor or ivor.e hogg<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/such-luxury-is-not-for-me-for-friend-thad/
