The Principality of the Poor



The Principality of the Poor

Tuesday 12.01.2021/2013

A poor man with love in his heart
Treats his woman like the queen she is.
He admires her always as from the start.
Joy increases with kisses.

He adores her with love and respect;
He concerns about mutuality.
The union of love in all aspect:
Everyone is a principality.

Love is the Poor Man Principality
though the system strains him financially.
With faithfulness in love he perseveres,
for his family, he reverses.

Here comes a rich Dude, proud and pompous;
He thinks he owns the world and all therein.
He is too selfish to see us;
He paints the negative image of a king.

The negative of a king,
The negative image of a king,
He paints the negative image of a king.
The negative of a king,
The negative image of a king,
He paints the negative image of a king.
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Submitted on January 12, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme x abax cdcd ddxb exeF FFFFFF
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 790
Words 152
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 6

Ras Eitiko Tafari

I see myself as I do observe each person as a child of the Living Creator, Except for those who perform the works of the Devil. Upon them, I call for Jah Hotter Fire. The Highest, Himself, has blessed me with me, And He placed me on the trumpet. Jah gives me a passion for love, That I acknowledge myself as love itself. My life is Rastafari, the Power of Love. In uprightness, we must come together, In the unity of social justice. With Jah Love, I embrace my fellow humankind That peace, joy and happiness May reign among us at all times. more…

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