If I had the money I'd live by the seaside <br />an old Scottish castle would really suit me <br />I'd paint in the morning and write in the evening <br />and save afternoons to learn philosophy <br /> <br />I'd invite men of honour to come round for dinner <br />and ladies of leisure would visit for tea <br />at weekends we'd go and watch deer in the heather <br />and view salmon leap in the river near me <br /> <br />I would have partys with hundreds of pipers <br />low flying aircraft would fly overhead <br />Princes and Envoys would vie for my wisdom <br />and praise every word from my lips that was said <br /> <br />Yogis would teach me exotic religions <br />scholars would ask me for comments on God <br />and I would be courteous, and ask them politely <br />which God they referred to in heaven above <br /> <br />With plenty of money I'd help all the needy <br />put food on their table and help cure the sick <br />I'd make up an army of craftsmen and workers <br />providing them shelter from war and the rich <br /> <br />An old poet dreaming? , a young sage rebelling? <br />I'll write what I'm feeling for that which I love <br />you may have alternative ways of describing <br />but my thoughts are quite clearly written above.<br /><br />Charles M. Moore<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/if-i-had-the-money/
