A calm poem about growth, patience, and hidden rewards. It uses the metaphor of a “money tree” to show that success comes from time, courage, and renewed faith—reminding us, as a new year entered, that belief is the real seed for all that flourishes. 🌱✨
The Money Tree
I planted last year
a so-called money tree.
I planted effort,
watered patience,
and waited.
This tree did not grow money—
it grew time,
it grew courage,
and the faith to begin again.
It grew the proof
that nothing blooms
without belief.
Eve of a New Year
(Vijay Verma)
www.retiredkalam.com
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very nice .
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Thank you so much.
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👏👏👏
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Thank you so much for your visit.
I am glad you like Money and Tree.😂😂
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Haha i really do ! But poem has way more depth😊
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Haha, I can see that! 😄 And thank you—that means a lot.
I’m glad the poem spoke to you on a deeper level; sometimes poetry just finds a way to say what plain words can’t. 😊
Stay happy and keep sharing.
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I completly agree with you, thank you, I wish you a nice day!
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Thank you so much — I truly appreciate that. Wishing you a wonderful, peaceful day as well! 🌼✨
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A lovely, calm poem about patience and the hidden, non-monetary rewards of effort. A great thought to start the year with!
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Thank you so much for this warm and thoughtful response.
I’m glad the poem resonated with you—patience and those quiet, unseen rewards often mean the most.
Wishing you a year filled with steady growth and gentle beginnings. 🌱✨
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I love the last line: “…nothing blooms without belief.” This is very true about so many things in life. Faith, relationships, friendships, life goals, skills, etc. — they cannot grow if we do not believe or believe in ourselves. Inspiring poem! Have a good day. 😊💜
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Thank you! I’m so glad that line resonated with you—it really is amazing how belief fuels growth in every part of life, from dreams to relationships.
Wishing you a wonderful day filled with faith in yourself and all that you’re nurturing. 💜🌱✨
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This is such a deep and meaningful poem. You have beautifully mentioned what exactly “money” is in life. Well said sir. 👍💯
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Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful words. I’m truly grateful that the poem resonated with you. If it could convey even a little of what “money” really means beyond numbers—its role, its limits, and its place in life—then it has served its purpose. Your appreciation means a lot. 🙏
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This poem is truly a masterpiece with a thought provoking message. Always a pleasure to go through your work, sir. 🙏
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Thank you so much dear.
I am happy ti know that the message strikes a chord. Your appreciation is deeply encouraging. 🙏✨
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Well said sir!
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Thank you very much! I truly appreciate your kind words and encouragement. 🙏
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What a beautiful and grounding reminder your poem is. As the year turns, it is so easy to measure growth in visible, tangible things. Yet your “Money Tree” reveals the true, deep-rooted currency we all seek: the time to understand our journey, the courage to continue it, and the renewed faith to begin anew.
Thank you for planting this seed of wisdom. It flourishes in the mind long after the reading. May your new year be rich with the quiet, profound growth your poem so elegantly describes.
With warmth and appreciation,
Srikanth
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Thank you so much, Srikanth. Your words met the poem with the same care and attention that inspired it in the first place. I’m deeply touched by how you named that “quiet, profound growth”—that’s exactly the soil the poem was hoping to rest in.
I love how you describe the tree’s currency as time, courage, and faith. That reflection feels like a continuation of the poem rather than a response to it, and I’m grateful for that shared understanding.
May the year ahead offer you the same—steady roots, patient tending, and moments where growth reveals itself softly, almost without asking.
With warmth and gratitude
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Lovely imagery—growth, patience, and faith turn effort into flourishing rewards. The “money tree” is a perfect metaphor for nurturing both dreams and belief. 🌱💫
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Beautifully said. 🌿
Your reflection captures the heart of the poem perfectly—the idea that true growth comes from patience, care, and belief,
not just immediate results. The “money tree” metaphor really does bloom with deeper meaning when seen this way. 💛✨
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As you say, Vijay, belief is the first step. Why should anyone else believe in us or our idea if we do not?
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Absolutely true. Belief has to begin within—without that inner conviction, even the strongest idea has no voice.
When we trust ourselves first, belief naturally finds its way to others.
Thank you for putting it so clearly.
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