Best Gluttony Poems

ghastly gluttony 

one of seven deadly sins
with appalling good reasons

total self disrespect 
abusing one's own body
that wonderful mechanism

no remorse no thought
millions starving and dying

balancing haves and have nots



Submitted on October 22, 2018 for contest ONE OF THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS sponsored by EDWARD IBEH ...

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Two garden snails met by the way,
and one of them had this to say;
“Last night I did manage,
to eat half a cabbage,
now I feel a mite ‘sluggish’ today”....

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Gluttony
October 8, 2014 at 3:15am


GLUTTONY

(Halloween poem)

Greed is the glutton 
that impales the mind, 
heart,stomach and soul.

it consumes the eyes.
shuts down the mind
The stomach swells- 
The heart is numb. 
It be then,empathy fails.

No mercy for self 
take more than you need
The bulging eyes react.
With grimy hands,
Evil...

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Greed sways motionless
It plummets into the valley of worthless  
Is it immoral stealing 
It does obliterate opportunity
Selflessness is a river of unbreakable unity 
It jeopardizes our freedom,
A determination that makes you fearlessly overcome
It is destroying our hope
So now how can we cope
Corrupting all the...

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Thanksgiving meal has come,
A big feast for the tum,
But not so good for the waist. 

Each eager guest hovers,
Hungry, turkey lovers
Cannot wait for that first taste.

Each child and each duffer,
Tomorrow will suffer
That to the table they raced.

Some folks lose their reason
In holiday season.
They pig out...

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The seed of my fall
was sowed when in small,
certain twist of fate,
both were working late.

Papers flew to frame you wings
while a hunger pulled my strings,
and in the blues of your gaze,
did my heaven and hell blaze.





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Date: 25 / 01 / 2017

There are two types of...

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I’ve read too many
Words – adjectives and adverbs
Poetry and prose
Both delicious with color
And captivating with feeling
Like music, they have charmed me
My mind absorbs their excuses
Benefiting from their reasons
Justifications that count
Me one of the spellbound
One of the awestruck
One trapped by names
Styles and expressions
Terms and verses
Disputes within...

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many 
prepping   

quickly 
stepping  

no time 
wasting

bird needs
basting

ham needs 
slicing

spuds need
dicing

boil them
quickly

cream them
thickly

dressing’s 
baking 

long time
taking

pintos
sweet peas

mac and
cheese, please

baking
chess pies

watching
rolls rise

tea is
brewing

feast, they’re
viewing

blessing’s
sincere

partake
with cheer

November 22, 2022
for Brian Strand's Premiere Choice Poetry Contest...

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Gluttony One of the Seven
By Franklin Price
12/19/2016

Gluttony one of the seven sins 
That are deadly and defined
The Christmas Season's calling me
To make it one of mine

Two turkeys on the table
And twenty pounds of ham
I'll gain fifteen on Christmas day
May even have some spam

 The turkey...

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I want some more; I need more

money, clothing, and food. Give me more.

Stuff me full of chemically altered nutrition;

Dress me in flashy, and unnecessary, fabric;

Let me invest every cent I've earned 

on more materialistic goods and services, maybe 

I need control, but I want more....

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The neighborhood buffet boasted 
fried chicken and biscuits, toasted, 

creamy gravy, and smashed taters. 
You can serve yourself, no waiters. 

Into the long line you will strut
more than ready to fill your glut.

Bypass the green salads and soup; 
run quickly, to the fried foods swoop...

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Franky was seven and having a party
He told all his school-mates, except for Spud Carty
And once they had heard that Spud wasn't invited
All of them said they were really excited

And then at the party the kids all had fun
Which might have continued if Spud hadn't...

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It can't have been the scallops
Or the rump of Islay lamb,
Washed down with white Rioja
Followed by sweet meringue.
It wasn't the skate au poivre
Or smoked salmon canapes
Nor garlic stuffed green olives
Or the double chocolate glaze.
The ruby red barolo 
Is surely not to blame
(It was so very...

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There was a young man who was obese.
He ate too much and now he's deceased.
He went to his favorite restaurants and ate a lot of food every day.
He died at the age of thirty and it's not surprising that he passed away.
His family told him...

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Do not stretch out your hand for everything you see
For evil is the eye that makes your tongue seek
A delicious, diverse platter better left untouched
To allow you peaceful slumber and a tummy unclutched.

Let not your tongue hang out for the tasty display
And have you elbowing...

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