Life's Riches

If you walk among the flowers
And never watch them bloom,
Nor stop along the way
To inhale their sweet perfume;

If you look upon your child
 And never watch him play,
Nor see the many changes,
With each new waking day;

If you walk across the land
Never looking towards the sky,
Nor gaze upon a sunset,
Or the birds that pass you by;

If you walk alone, needing no one, 
Passing all others by,
Feeling you should always be strong,
 And never even cry;

If you dwell among many
Never opening your door,
You've denied yourself of riches,
For then you will be poor.

“For every moment you live and regret
You lost a moment of life”

© Janet Ritchie