Short Accruing Poems

gilded servant
hyperbolic purveyor
sculpting truth

liberal spender
filthy lucre
licentious gain

promoting freedom
curtailing liberties
accruing power

crafting bills
self-serving pork instills
bankrupts nation's till...

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When wrinkles start appearing 
Getting deeper by the day
With liver spots accruing
And the hair is going grey 
The early morning aches and pains
A stomach growing flabby
The crows feet and the flatulence
No wonder you feel crabby...

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here they come
visionaries of our time
friends from the old 
yet feeding on our ignorance
subtle as they are 
they lurk privily for their own lives
their net spread in the sight of any bird
taking away life of owners thereof
for the haste to shed blood
their destruction like a whirlwind
deceitfully accruing to themselves...

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I can’t believe what Mom and Santa were doing
They thought I was in bed, my presents accruing
It was late on Christmas Eve,
In Santa I still believe,
But I would swear I saw Mom and Santa Claus scr*wing!

FIFTH PLACE WINNER
written December 13, 2021
especially for "I Need A Good Laugh - Christmas Limerick" poetry contest
sponsored by Andrea Dietrich...

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The sun came up today, 
as usual,
but with a difference.

While we slept, 
rain changed to snow,
quarter-size flakes 
accruing on the wet earth.

Temperature dropped 
faster than snowflakes,
freezing the garage door shut.

Morning brought a crystal cloak,
to cover winter's drab face;
a blanket of jewels,
                winking in the sun.

A  priceless gift, 
from the Diamond Maker....

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I’ll stay in the shadows
accruing interest on accolades due
for quietly providing remedies
which combat worldly ails.

Those who seek praise may stumble upon
beneficial consequences of their actions,
but more often they aggravate sores,
hidden by their alacrity.

So it will continue into eternity;
my admonitory words will be forgotten
until the ages of dust which adorn them
solidify; proving my words adamant....

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Oh! Canada, you have traversed,
A hundred and fifty years!!,
Giving life and hope,
To a land that was once,
Left out as an ice desert,
You brought the whole world together,
To enjoy the benefits of democratic living,
Away from cultural conflicts,
And political  turmoils,
Accruing the skills of,
All lands and people,
With mutual love and understanding,
Finding the joy of peaceful co-existence,
A veritable heaven on earth!!!....

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Ability And Desire 
Miracle Man
3/15/2024

When in his youth he was filled with desires,
now sometimes his age causes him to digress.
 To do youthful things he no longer aspires,
but today his thoughts are difficult to express.

He was big in sports, and liked to hunt and fish,
a military career he should have been eschewing.
Now he visits his past able only to wish,
while he was away missing years were accruing.


For a friend





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