{"id":7483,"date":"2025-07-13T04:27:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T08:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=7483"},"modified":"2025-07-12T09:36:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T13:36:08","slug":"poem-the-pourer-i-get","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/13\/poem-the-pourer-i-get\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: The Pourer I Get"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My journey to de-monetize my life, both willingly and unwillingly, has made me the richest man I know. Of course, I don&#8217;t get out that much&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>The Pourer I Get<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cNo one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money\u2026 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 Matthew 6:24 and 19:24<\/p>\n<p>In my sojourn<br \/>\nFrom have<br \/>\nTo halve not<br \/>\nWhat have I<br \/>\nOne<br \/>\nThe pourer I get<br \/>\nMy cup over<br \/>\nFlowing<br \/>\nSuch timeless lessoning<br \/>\nIn a singular our<br \/>\nThat state-of-the-heart mastery<br \/>\nOf God<br \/>\nOr money<br \/>\nThe depth of real eyes<br \/>\nThat winnow of the soul<br \/>\nWhere revolutions turn<br \/>\nThe axis of God<br \/>\nAn open adore to awe<br \/>\nThough little<br \/>\nEnough<br \/>\nTo give<br \/>\nDisaffected fits<br \/>\nTo those with<br \/>\nTreasured baggage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My journey to de-monetize my life, both willingly and unwillingly, has made me the richest man I know. Of course, I don&#8217;t get out that much&#8230; The Pourer I Get \u201cNo one can serve two masters. 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