Sunday 16 August 2015

Is Money still Real?

In this virtual world real money's sought
And the ways to spend it can be fraught
Websites offer special deals
Just one click on a screen now seals

A purchase, be it train or flight
Or hotel to stay in overnight
You merely quote your credit card
And payment's made – is that so hard?

But if you are not on the ball
The monthly invoice can appall
Many overstep the mark;
The debtors' gulf is deep and dark.

It wasn't all that long ago
When people trusted money flow
Real notes were treasured, carefully spent;
We knew the worth of every cent.

But caution to the wind is thrown
How much “real money” do we own?
Who walks around with wads of cash?
Few people - as that would be rash!

(c) Poet in the woods 2015



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