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Contrarian Challenge

     ‘Tis NOT MY challenge to PROPERLY eat
      I have mad cravings for BEETS, not for sweets ~

          When I TRY to refrain
          Something rattles my brain ~

Categories: contrarian, confusion, food, health, humor,
Form: Limerick

Contrary

It’s hard to always know in life
which way is best to go.
Following fads and trends
tends to be not,
from what I know.

But does that mean in everything
you go the other way?
I’ve tried that
and I’ll tell you what
at the end of the day -

if you live life against the grain
most times you will be right.
But if it’s

Categories: contrarian, life,
Form: Rhyme

Contrarian Veterinarian

In Encino there's a veterinarian
who is the Valleys rudest contrarian
He'll insult a shy tabby
Greet a pug: Hey there, flabby!
But at home, he's a kind Presbyterian
                    5/17/22

Categories: contrarian, humor,
Form: Limerick

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Contrarian Two Step

Some call me a contrarian
because I shun the Conga Line
observe the strange gyrations
of a movement serpentine.

I stand alone, often dismayed
they chide me: “C’mon take a chance.”
I dare not tell them that I can’t
Cuz I never learned to dance.


John G. Lawless
©10/20/2021

Categories: contrarian, humor, life,
Form: Rhyme

A Contrarian Thought

This week Israel observes its New Year
   A holiday which some cheer
While others find it quite severe

Who will live and who will die is decreed
   To the drawn-out prayers, the devout take heed

This is New Year number 5780
   By the Biblical system of dating
Though support for this calculation is

Categories: contrarian, bible, faith, history, jewish,
Form: Rhyme

Contrarian Chords Another Satie Tribute

bizarre beauty
subtle&
          slow
evoking
     the visual
       in intervals
                of

Categories: contrarian, music, tribute,
Form: Ekphrasis

Contrarian Intuition

To Live, one must die;
To Control, one must yield;
To Trust, one must not ask why;
To Love, one must drop the shield.

Wisdom needs pain; 
Joy needs receptivity;
Stability needs strain;
Confidence, needs humility.

True Wealth, is given to the simplistic;
True Freedom, is granted to the restrained;
True Health is given to the holistic;
True Knowledge is granted to the trained.

True happiness...True

Categories: contrarian, freedom, happiness, inspirational, love,
Form: Rhyme