2007-05-01 12:06:28 · 5 answers · asked by S Jenkins 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The World Is Too Much With Us by William Wordsworth (1807)
The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon,
The winds that will be howling at all hours,
And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers,
For this, for everything, we are out of tune;
It moves us not.--Great God! I'd rather be
A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn; (1)
So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, (2)
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;
Have sight of Proteus (3) rising from the sea;
Or hear old Triton (4) blow his wreathed horn.
(1) Brought up in an outdated religion.
(2) Meadow.
(3) Greek sea god capable of taking many shapes.
(4) Another sea god, often depicted as trumpeting on a shell.
2007-05-01 12:30:15 · answer #1 · answered by Lois W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's one:
More Than Materialism
There is more than materialism,
That can be touched...
And is valued!
It is unfortunate...
That those who may have the key,
Fumble around too long
Looking for what they already can possess!
They let time slip by...
Talking about the treasure,
Instead of unlocking it from its confines!
Lawrence S. Pertillar
and another ....
A Tyranny of Things
Be minimalist
not acquisitive.
Perhaps philanthropy
be your cup of tea?
What joy do trifles bring?
Fie the tyranny of things.
Robin 1999
and another ....
"Love And Romance Is Dead, Materialism Lives" by Alexander The Poet
If I felt the urge to date,
A girl I liked to know,
I would find out tad too late,
She's all about the dough
See, I don't pursue money,
For I pursue, romance
But with that, girls don't seek me,
Ironic circumstance?
For they claim girls seek passion,
And all girls seek true love
So why such strong attraction,
To a man that's well off?
Do all girls marry for love?,
In these times, I think not
If wallet's not thick enough,
Then men don't stand a shot!
THE END
2007-05-01 12:18:38 · answer #2 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't want to give you actual poems. Read Frost's poems though, a lot of them have materialistic undertones and they're fairly simple to understand.
2007-05-01 12:16:14 · answer #3 · answered by punkrock_matthew 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Material Wants
by Jorge Cervantes
Oh I want it. I think.
I think I want that one.
Mummy.
Sweatshop man.
Golden tan.
So, yes...
I ran.
2007-05-01 12:11:37 · answer #4 · answered by canine007 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look up "Richard Cory" by Masters.
2007-05-01 12:15:32 · answer #5 · answered by PJH 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋