Scruples Poems - Poems about Scruples

"The wind is the pounding of my heart." My scruples join the wind which hammering hard can cause my pulse to race in constant onslaught against the gales of greed and pride caught off guard. My buckler, the Spirit, prods with pause for thought. Foreknowledge of pending storms illumines doubt preparing a path where my heart figures out that I can add...

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SCRUPLES an enduring culture with    charismatic sensibilities audacious &romantic cajoling &  simmering beneath  increasing   impulses & desires  with disturbing designs so symbolic  the mood surprisingly changed with troubling speed until it suddenly   charms with poignant  effect  the fascination  complex & multifaceted in character NOTE:THIS IS AN OPEN(organic) FORM VERSE using spaces&breaks without grammatical symbols ,the ' open' relies upon 'the one breath limitation' & so inherently requires the 'reader' (reciter) to input and responds thus making this enigmatic form a two way interplay & interpretatIon unique to the moment& changing according to mood is inherently variable. Copyright...

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So many preludes, yet so little time unanswered questions, tall mountains to climb. Basking in wisdom, oft arrogance shown; given scruples, we precariously own. Life but the prelude to beautiful songs finding its way amidst nature's vast throngs. Old oaks and blossoms sprung from single seeds preludes: seedlings of life's impatient needs. Chapter upon chapter our lives peruse good and evil choosing which...

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Last year’s peace protests have left us bereft; untold violence, fires, murder and theft. As long-held morals find themselves interred, society reaps a conscience that’s blurred. Peer pressure rules the day, threats from the “gang” dictate, Cheap counsel chosen, Boomerang! Bounce back, enroll as one of God’s pupils; His Word teaches a fine set of scruples. January 6, 2021 contest:...

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Lighting up the heart with a smile Gentle thoughts that won’t defile Right and wrong are clear variations Of what are good or bad foundations Should we go to the left or right? Is it all simply black or white? Our Scruples reveal the hidden doubts About the regulations of our whereabouts Morality Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Mark Koplin January 2, 2021 ...

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Truth is a two-edged sword, you will be cut by nonsense and by circumstance, my sons, full blinded to its darker side you'll drift in seas of innocence, carefree as two neophytes with all the answers pending, daft and delirious, your youth is barely spent, and dreams are never-ending, immerse yourself in fantasies as long...

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Truth is a two-edged sword, you will be cut by nonsense and by circumstance, my sons, full blinded to its darker side you'll drift in seas of innocence, carefree as two neophytes with all the answers pending, daft and delirious, your youth is barely spent, and dreams are never-ending, immerse yourself in fantasies as long...

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...for my sons Keir and Evan Truth is a two-edged sword, you will be cut by nonsense, not by circumstance, my son, and blinded to its darker side you'll drift in seas of innocence, carefree as a neophyte with all the answers pending, daft and delirious, your youth is fully spent, and dreams are never-ending, immerse yourself in fantasies as long as you are able, and nestle,...

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Truth is a two-edged sword, you will be cut by nonsense and by circumstance, my sons, full blinded to its darker side you'll drift in seas of innocence, carefree as two neophytes with all the answers pending, daft and delirious, your youth is barely spent, and dreams are never-ending, immerse yourself in fantasies as long...

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Truth is a two-edged sword, you will be cut by nonsense and by circumstance, my sons, full blinded to its darker side you'll drift in seas of innocence, carefree as two neophytes with all the answers pending, daft and delirious, your youth is barely spent, and dreams are never-ending, immerse yourself in fantasies as long...

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Truth is a two-edged sword, you will be cut by nonsense and by circumstance, my sons, full blinded to its darker side you'll drift in seas of innocence, carefree as two neophytes with all the answers pending, daft and delirious, your youth is barely spent, and dreams are never-ending, immerse yourself in fantasies as long...

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...dedicated to my sons, Keir and Evan Truth is a two-edged sword, you will be cut by nonsense and by circumstance, my sons, full blinded to its darker side you'll drift in seas of innocence, carefree as two neophytes with all the answers pending, daft and delirious, your youth is barely spent, and dreams are never-ending,...

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...for my sons Keir and Evan Truth is a two-edged sword, you will be cut by nonsense and by circumstance, my sons, full blinded to its darker side you'll drift in seas of innocence, carefree as two neophytes with all the answers pending, daft and delirious, your youth is barely spent, and dreams are never-ending, immerse yourself in fantasies as long as you are able, and nestle,...

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...for my sons Keir and Evan Truth is a two-edged sword, you will be cut by nonsense, not by circumstance, my son, and blinded to its darker side you'll drift in seas of innocence, carefree as a neophyte with all the answers pending, daft and delirious, your youth is fully spent, and dreams are never-ending, immerse yourself in fantasies as long as you are able, and nestle,...

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Principles that govern a man’s thoughts and actions are often purchased with unspent desire. Scruples, logical ethics and morals, are high-priced considering the value of pleasure. A loyal and steadfast husband to a frigid wife mortgages his heart, and the affection of angels is his only accumulated interest....

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