Beauty of Simplicity: A poem by Maria Gina V. De Leon

The finest thing in life is to wake up each day

With gratefulness in your heart as you go along the way

For God who creates will make us realize the essence of life

Is not on the grandeur of looks nor the power or the might

Not the emperor’s clothes that clad your body

But on how you cover a poor man’s body

Not on the golden shoes that you wear

But on how you lead others on the step they have to bear

Not on the silver spoon and golden platter

But on how you feed the soul of every man in the gutter

Not on the lavish palace that protects your head

But on how you house a man nearing its death bed

The wealth that you have is all of worldly things

That man can never hide nor bring

It is not how opulent and extravagant you live that matters

For that alone is the vanity of life that a vicious man caters 

Learn to appreciate simple things that isn’t superficial

Looks, power and wealth may all be crucial

But the true beauty of life is in the simplicity

That transcends within the core of a man’s totality