Virtual Millionaire

How many times I’ve wondered

Why do I write these words in Rhyme

Is it a little gift I have

That helps to while away my spare time

For so many  subjects  Oh! so varied

Have fallen prey to me

And I try to turn them into an image

In the hope that others might see

The message that I’m sending out

In the pictures that I paint

Sometimes of very sad moments

But others of scenes so quaint

The sadness and the horror

That is all a part of the Life we live

Against the Happiness and joy that abounds

And the encouragement it might give

To others who dread the hand of Fate

When dealt what seems a losing hand

To find out that hope springs Eternal

And it is then that they understand

What some may take for granted in life

Many find a painstaking chore

But knowledge is a great levelling field

As misfortune may have hit them before

But the one thing in Life that I have personally learned

Great wealth does not Happiness make

To be rich in the pocket is not always the answer

When vital decisions you may have to take

And if I were asked  to give advice one day

To someone penniless and in the depths of despair

I’d say if they had Love Health and Friends in abundance

Without doubt they are a virtual Millionaire.

Dennis Shrubshall   20th December 2009