A world stabilized by signature
Completed comprehension of letters
Leaving of all accounted
To begin work without support
Endowing the mind of all alive
Without distraction
The treasury note
Bill is paid
I spoke nothing in tongues
Check is written forth
Before failure begins a new
Annuity is gained interest from slovenly designed
Augment of an unhoused mind
Redaction of treasury note
Labor has de fine as wage
Add of time in coursed labor
Constriction of appendage is resignation
George Outram ' ANNUITY'
PAY
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| pension |
| divi |
| salary |
| pay |
| wage |
| benefit |
| dole |
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SLIP
They were wavy heart told,
there was a silver star-shaped pot of gold
at the end of the hellstorm rainbow
This was the time-honored
private talk
to the latest crop
of pawn fodder privates
Battlefield grunts on the frontline
A pact of brothers
of diverse colors
in the Death Metal Band
Human shield runts in the chain-of-command
The General consensus was,
the grieving families would annuity understand
But the living remnant,
the broken pieces of bloodied memories
They reaped the iron-copper riches of the sword,
the carnage cursed misfortune of war
The hailed heroes were uniformly told,
there was a halo-shaped pot of gold
at the end of the cluster explosion glow
What was left unsaid:
Was how to live
with shrapnel in the soul —
Faceless collateral
on the stained coins
of valorous tears
Buried inside the chest
Tainted treasure of splattered images
Regrettably,
so beggarly numb to forget
10-15-21
in again had clocked
thoughts from my mind had been blocked
my brain tightly locked
concept corrected
mind with body connected
my brains collected
had been head scratcher
not ever virus catcher
be of sound stature
seen in state of shock
we had checked out cattle stock
chip off the old block
poem up contriving
did see bird which was diving
find more food striving
masks decomposing
them should be reimposing
properly disposing
when things went to waste
they will have done with much haste
did not meet our taste
books stored side by side
none of them will want to hide
read them all have tried
about quanon
always wished that it was gone
start a bright new dawn
a brief nap I took
read one more page in my book
about Trump being crook
on you God will grow
my Bible has told me so
did fight off each foe
ingenuity
should buy an annuity
in community
at wheel may have dosed
to virus we were exposed
whole house should be hosed
Slice To Suffice
No matter how it is cut or you want to slice,
There was never enough that would suffice;
We can wait,
Then motivate,
So created many more ways that will entice.
Jim Horn
A perpetuity is an annuity that
has no end, or a stream of cash
payments that continues forever.
Infinity
Self annuity, that one fray
that disrespects its disarray,
what wrong I learned from, must relay
to self's apportion, not obey!
The slavery of respect's allay
that merits pride, admits convey
to stifling, while my greatest aye
is understanding doubt's dismay!
The mass of reverence, scant to faith,
admit my fault, except, convent,
experienced lessons make my day,
that vacuum of consent, risks pay!
What not to do ~ again, OK!
V otive offering to fealty
A nnual dividend of loyalty
L ease to increase Love's equity
E arnest capital funding perpetuity
N otarized statement guaranteeing fidelity
T endered bond yielding longevity
I nsurance premium covering each liability
N et value of past year's annuity
E mbassy of good will and amity
Nuptials wrung from ingratiated hand
Purloined hope dripping from each strand
Pristine fibers with leased value you did brand
Quilted folds of ivory now your treasured contraband
Bleached residual your selfish honor did demand
With sinewy clutches my graceful cusps remand
Your jealous stock, with annual annuity planned
Gangrenous envy flowed from your jading band
Opal plains with silky troughs now desert quicksand
Denuded tendrils cannot your cool, callous touches withstand
Now Praying Mantis shells encrusted on a barren island
Cracked, bleeding cavities deeded to your wasteland
we junkies don't have a bank or checking account
we just keep shooting dope as our troubles mount
we never heard about the concept of an annuity
all we have is junkie ingenuity
we take things other people throw away and turn it into cash
we can use spittle and bubble gum to heal any rash
what other's consider useless we use to our advantage
and after healing that rash we use masking tape for a bandage
we find things people consider gargage and hoard it away
just in case we may need it one day
we can find something in an old ragged box
and use it to pick out suckers and locks
other people see things as items to fleetingly dispose of
while we use them to rise beyond and above
men can create a tuxedo out of a lovely woman's dress
and use a rock to turn an old lady's head into a bloody mess
(c) 2012.....~free cee!~ PHREEPOETREE
My hands ~
Like brackets of identity ~ e're naught
My feet ~
Like portals of iniquity ~ there caught
My faith ~
Like vestige' continuity ~ all bought
My grace ~
Like Godliness' annuity ~ still sought
My gifts ~
Like treasures weight in view of thee ~ untaught
Thy promise ~
The road determined not as free ~ yet fought!
. . . . stay in prayer!
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