Illustration Friday has a challenge every week. This week is Hoard. Not surprisingly this week’s Hoard is in green – green for envy since hoarding can trigger envy. Is this a Garden of Eden or a Garden of Envy? Are they working together or against each other? Illustration Friday is a great way to showcase your work and a wonderful opportunity to meet lots of wonderful people! I encourage you to check it out! Lots of fun people and paintings!

Hoard, Digital © Diane Clancy

Hoard

Has such a nasty connotation.

We are all taught to share

Not hoard.

Yet, what is the difference

Between hoard and protect?

Surely there is a gigantic difference!

Hoard, share, protect - 

Three points along the continuum

Sometimes when someone is 

Protecting their bodies, art, wealth, children

Others think they hoard.

Is this bubble protecting her children

Or not sharing her wealth?

Once sometime told me she could help me

Learn to give all my art away for free

And NEVER make a penny 

(Or cover costs)

She felt to get paid for art was to hoard it.

I want to get paid for my work

How else am I to care for myself?

And many do hoard - 

Who needs a billion dollars a year?

Or 1,000 pairs of shoes? 

Hoarding can trigger 

Envy in others –

As some have way too much and

Some have WAY too little!!

That is not the way to go!!

But then others work hard and

They should get to use their rewards

While others laze away.

We also all make choices.

Or those poor souls who hoard 

Old newspapers and recycling in their homes

And can only walk through paths

Hoarding can be so painful! 

Sharing can be so great!!

When it is appreciated … or when you want to!

But also remember Chicken Little

No one wants to help 

But they want to share in the proceeds.

Balance, yet again

Balance among Hoard,

Protect and Share

We each make our own decisions and balance.

~ © Diane Clancy

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