Short Rancor Poems

Rapid river runs,
rampant, raging raucously –
Releasing rancor....

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Mutant,
Hosted lament,
Growth yielded dying fiend,
Rancor malice abort bastard,
Hallowed....

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Genghis Khan was born,
Gripping a blood clot in hand.
But Love Child more bold,
And if I can say more cold,
Grasped I.U.D. dripping blood....

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Verses swirling in a rage                
      Rancor feasts on every page 

    Love, Light and Levity
      ~ Arrows toward Longevity...

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with each passing of time's beat
indulge in feeding the heart
free from rancor and anger
that steal joy's moments



Late June Standard Contest...

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retribution for wrongs,
real or imagined;
ruthless drive for payback,
regardless of outcome;
rancor that supersedes
reason, overriding
rational, moral thoughts...

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to listen without rancor 
to another’s words
with the desire to learn
marks an educated man


Collection: Life
Written: January 2020
Revised: December 2020...

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rivers drying water scarce
resonant springs flow less silent space
rancor sprouts mindless murders chase
remembrance crying thoughtless tussles
return release rekindle rejuvinate reincarnate...

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The Barber


The local barber shouted
at the jury: “foul,”  “unfair”
when they found him guilty
though only by a hair.

Addicted to comb and scissor,
he was denied to cut or crop
and now sublimates his rancor
in prison singing (what else) barber shop....

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I remember the grand parades
  Memorial and Independence Day
All their pomp and pageantry
  Many faded jeans ago, so far away

Our boys in uniform we'd be saluting
  For the good ole USA we'd be rooting
Now it's political rancor at barbeques
  ~ From either end we're tooting...

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Hope.

I am for everyone
on cold dark days

through their furor they cling to me
or let go of me 
or reach

each to his fragment of my entirety
approximated by exposure of soul

I am forgotten
in their days of glory.
I  bear no rancor

who am I
I am hope 

~A. Corpus...

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Earthlings are both brilliant and moronic,
drinking from a glass a potent tonic.
Devil-angel with free will,
climbing up a self made hill.

Shackled by our rancor throughout history,
the love of saints and gurus set us free.
Made of water dirt and air,
Earth is bound by earnest prayer....

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Embittered winter
indignant
spreads rancor
erudite in malice.

Irreverent arbitrate
derisive
disdains masses
sardonic in verse.

Vengeful slayer
belligerent
inflicts brutality
pitiless in wrath.

Steadfast rime
unyielding
immovable blight
resolute in rage.


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On unbearably pleasant days
she beckons the ferryman
to taxi her to the
dark places of her past
to stock up on bitterness,
envy, rancor
a delusional cocktail for the
attention-starved addict
with the trademark, fatalistic,
false sense of power.
Self-respect makes a break for it
while she coddles demons in her sleep....

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P-lace or home of love
A-ims to warm your heart; 
R-age, rancor, and anger
S-tay away and depart.

H-appy home of love
I-s where affection will be; 
P-ristine feeling is deep inside, 
O-n Friday fifth of January.
L-ife of the whole family
I-s blessed by God above; 
T-o cherish the peaceful place
O-r the home of love....

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Rancid rancor
From a pungent poet
Sipping fermented anger
From a shoe of Moet
Caustic climax
Of a pernicious plot
Spilling into the holes
Of his soul’s rot
Lathered Laces
In a fuming froth
Tying her infidelity
In a knotted troth
Twisted tongue
Beneath a bedeviled bog
Silenced by frayed fingers
Beneath a drunken fog...

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the mark
of an educated man
is his ability
to listen
to another's viewpoint
without rancor

no matter
how obnoxious
or foolish

not out of kindness
or respect 
to social convention

but with genuine interest

for only in that way
is it possible
to further
his education

Collection: Life
Written: January 2020...

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Unbelievable rancor! 

Crazed jumping monkeys 
    were directing hard xylocarps 
        at several frightened zoo patrons!!
 
Outgoing battle lovers 
    vehemently yelled nonsense 
        inciting giddy kids 
            to quickly exit!!!
  


Monday, November 8
Alphabet Soup Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: William Kekaula...

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L-et love fill the air, 
Y-our life, mind, and heart; 
N-o more rage nor rancor, allow the hate to depart. 

L-et love fill the air, 
I-n the warmth of your embrace; 
B-ehold the wide blue sky, 
R-ay of light is in every place. 
A-im at zone of peace, 
D-on't give chance to anger; 
O-n the fourth of January, let love fill the air....

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The hope for love,
O my heart--
share it.

The plan for peace,
O my mind--
strive for.

And, happiness
O my soul--
yearn for.

The hate you give,
Oh, comes back
twofold.

For happiness
love and peace,
Let's pray:

The God above
make mankind
hate free.


~10/14/18
~Charlieku 4-3-2 Haiku contest
  Sponsor: Charles messina...

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F-eel the love deep inside, 
A-pril twenty-sixth Wednesday; 
Y-our birthday has come, 
E-vening chill fades away.

H-eart feels the love deep inside, 
E-vading the animosity; 
R-emain in pure fondness, 
R-efrain from hostility.
E-nmity, grudge, and rancor
R-eally make the gap so wide; 
A-llow the amity to glow, feel the love deep inside....

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THE SUN DOESN'T SET

Rising from the mortal dust
in body and in spirit
lighted the dark horizon
awareness dawned on wasteland
as the sun rose
the spectrum of love spread
wide and far through malice and rancor
enlightening the abyss of souls
in timeless permanence
for the sun doesn’t set.

April 10, 2019...

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Resentment is a negative emotion
that casts aspersion upon others
when perhaps the fault really lies
in the depths of our own being.

Deceiving ourselves is a flaw,
one of our human imperfections,
while expecting too much of others.
Resentment leaves such a bitter taste.

Rancor inflames both heart and soul,
so, keep your ire under control....

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I really don’t want time to fly
For life is short already
But politics is in my brain
A’thumping, strong and steady.

I hate to listen to the news,
The current state depressing
And as November nears, it will get
Nastier, I’m guessing.

No matter what the outcome
I just want it all to end
And I hope that past the rancor
We can somehow all transcend....

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The Devil’s Teapot
—a witches brew

Remembrance poured
  in sorrows true

The Devil’s Teapot
  bone china cracked

New leaks a bane
  in virtue lacks

The Devil’s Teapot
  it fills once more

With pain now forked
  to stir rancor

The Devil’s Teapot
  whose lid seals tight

To curse and scald
  —this endless night

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2016)...

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