nested questioned
purchasing the opinion
of learning theology, profession!!
that i may decieve thy goodies
believe my suppper platoon, obligations
if capable of escape hatch plan with ^
find science method of acting, ahh gold please
greatest gratuities and salute
many drunk prostitutions for the husbandry laws
various diplomatic african anglo appointments
satire? still not confident in job mask
next trimester suppresion clinique
Categories:
gratuities, absence, abuse, addiction, africa,
Form: Free verse
grumpy grumbling grungy gregarious gremlin Greggory
gratefully grasped grainy grandma’s green grapes in glee
greathearted Gretchen greeted greenhorn grim-reaper with gee
grinning, groovy, grown grandson growled among grimy greenery
grandiose grim-reaper granted gratuities and graves gracefully,
grubby? Gruesome? Graphic? Gruff too Grandparents greedily agree.
gruff, gripping, grotesque, gratifying gravestones, grandiose in glee
grumpy grumbling grungy gregarious gremlin Gregg no longer will be.
Categories:
gratuities, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Alliteration
A law-abiding citizen is
One who keeps the law.
There are many of them,
Of this, I am sure.
Sadly there are others,
Who live a life of crime,
Conning and conniving,
And never serving time.
Why does this happen?
How does this come about?
Law-abiding people,
Find it hard to work out.
People in high places,
Often get off scot-free,
Why are there no rules for them,
But strict rules for you and me.
Lawyers have a responsibility,
To follow the letter of the law,
Not looking for gratuities,
As the offender walks out of the door,
Footloose and fancy-free,
Confident in his next court case,
He will win as easily.
What sort of world do we live in
When we cannot trust the law,
Filled with war crimes and sin.
What do we employ Lawyers for
In this day and age,
People cannot stand much more,
It's time to turn the page,
It's time that crooked lawyers
Become a thing of the past.
Categories:
gratuities, 10th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Homunculus
you thought it would stay in one place
adopt a contented pose
lounge languidly by the fire without complaint
nor ask for more than could be given
little did you know this thing
had a mind of its own
and was after all
you call your own
soon you were working for it
meeting its capricious demands
with no compensatory gratuities
stated or implied
-- an ad hoc arrangement
made on its terms
not yours --
other possibilities were pursued
to no advantage
most were closed to further inquiry
the homunculus clung to the web it wove
spun round a routine that met his demands
along with a free lunch that was not discussed
now you’re out the door
on the street
looking back at a brightly-lit room
where visions of poignant scenes
fade into misty shadows
David Sermersheim
Categories:
gratuities, poetry,
Form: Free verse
All beauty grows and ripens by divine effect
When hearts are opened with a universal key
Though, when man hurries nature to perfect,
He must pay fast and dearly her most humbling fee.
If summer’s coin is held in winter’s keep
And morning’s light is sold to evening’s gray,
The blade of folly leads blue eyes to weep
While roses grow sharp thorns to lure their prey.
The vain gratuities of which you are so fond
Do nothing but to lengthen your distress
And to dissolve our weak and fragile bond
Whose long decay we struggle to confess.
The fox his golden coat in winter might bemoan,
Though he’s still glad, unseen, to freely roam.
Find my poems and published poetry volumes at www.eton-langford.com
Categories:
gratuities, allegory, allusion, beauty, love,
Form: Rhyme
Ever played our favorite game?
Not monopoly or oligopoly
You know, the other one
So what, they all end the same
The one with all the money
Always wins the game
My game is redemption
That's not how you play it
First you count how many souls
You saved along the way
You count up all your blessing cards
You save them to the end
You add up your donations
All gratuities and sponsoring
All pledges big or small
All helping hero biscuits
You count up your kids
And count up all theirs
You count up any other life
You helped in any way
So guess who wins the game
Guess who goes to heaven
You might be the one
Try to spin a seven
Categories:
gratuities, adventure, games, philosophy, poems,
Form: ABC
Reflection, relaxation around the bend
Long work week careening to dead end
Hard work's gratuities in rear view portend
A brief sabbatical our inflated value to pretend
Week's rat race with slower pace will amend
All unnecessary pursuits from mind rend
With less tedious chores gladly contend
Forced hand, mental strain not extend
Only pent-up energy limbs will expend
Trivial pursuits, television deserved dividend
A new book, movie, that mind's eye did recommend
A new restaurant our acquiring tastes to commend
Friends, family to hearth's door hungrily descend
Grilled burgers, hot dogs to nominal appetites append
Haute cuisine, to our genteel friends a stipend
At day's end, on creaky, front porch swing addled bodies suspend
With Nature's slower rhythms, contented minds blend
At midnight a stiff tonic still lingering cares to fend
Staggering to bed senses too dulled life to comprehend
Into deep, requiting sleep, missed week's. hours addend
Alarm clock slumbers on and rested bodies wake at ten
To a frothy cappuccino morn's hangover to promptly mend
Categories:
gratuities, body,
Form: Rhyme
Autumn shears my weary garden
Yet industrious summer doth pardon
Summer's residual, dusts with frothy mist
My annual saplings fruitful labors desist
Late season gratuities doth slight
Yet graciously freezes rancid blight
My well-manicured plot
Frozen mounds do clot
Branching tendrils secede
Anon, bracketing weeds recede
Each ballasting furrow
Into the ground doth burrow
All the burgeoning blooms
With callous frost entombs
Leaves that did with fertile juices flow
Now lie on shriveled vines sallow
The green, neon afterglow
With a tarnishing brown doth bestow
My ripening fruit once pungent and mellow
With a rotting stench doth bellow
Categories:
gratuities, seasons
Form: Rhyme
boquet of flowers
annual gratuities
anniversary
Categories:
gratuities, dedication
Form: Haiku
A bird in a cage; your inner demons will rage
A bird in the air your dreams cannot pair
A bird on a ledge; your losing your competitive edge
A bird in the tree is no fait accompli
A bird in the nest; all aspirations laid to rest
A bird in the mound; your tactics are not sound
A bird on the pond; your fleeting visions will abscond
A bird on the ground; all hope is not yet drowned
A bird in the hand; your gratuities are panned
Categories:
gratuities, allegorybird, bird,
Form: Light Verse
Gilded pols with verbal jousts disarm
With statistical ballasts constituents charm
On opponents deceptive feints, sound the alarm
Scout for votes in city, dale, and farm
Broker deals that bolster their position
Deceptive adds initiate their political inquisition
Bribe voters of every walk and station
Recount votes with cunning derision
Conveniently forget every token promise
Accept all gratuities without malice
With honey and wine, fill every lobbyist chalice
Satiate ego with fatuous, frivolous dalliance
Categories:
gratuities, political
Form: Rhyme