A Court of Spoils
You were crafted from grace and intellect
A masterpiece of resilience, standing firm in your unwavering independence
Yet you have an innate desire
To be adorned with affection, cherished like royalty.
Let me be the jester in your court,
The fool who revels in devotion,
Showering you with laughter, draping you in love,
For your joy is the crown I
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Categories:
spoils, romantic love,
Form: Free verse
A Little Thing Spoils Appetite
A little thing spoils the appetite.
Mine and face just had to become tight
Dulled what had been luminously bright
Because the matter was far from light...
What was it, again? Oh yes, Hot Tea!
I'd been asked to tea: Some two cups free;
What giver would want from me: 'Agree'.
Cups if I tasted down on my knees!
Gingerly placed before me
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Categories:
spoils, allusion, fear, food, health,
Form: Rhyme
Delayed Action Spoils One's Mission
Be not late which may lead to defeat
Be in time to meet the arising occasion
At the right time if you take your seat
You will be admired in your profession
All your duties, if you punctually complete
You will get congratulation and promotion
That one who is always in life damn late
Will get only loss arranged by the fate
I
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Categories:
spoils, care, loss, lost,
Form: Rhyme
Do Not Work For Food That Spoils
I
Don't work for food that spoil; anoint with oil
II
John 6:27 compares food Jesus offers, versus natural food that spoil. The second part of the above monoku is based in psalm 51. King David sinned against God, he says, when he seduced Uriah's wife, when he was fighting in a war away from home, for King
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Categories:
spoils, bible, blessing, forgiveness, jesus,
Form: Monoku
The Spoils
A union,
That never,
Should have,
Happened,
Is finally,
Over,
And he isn’t,
Sure,
If she could’ve,
Taken more,
Than she did,
He just knows,
That she took,
A lot,
Too much,
Way too much,
More than she should’ve,
Ever,
Been allowed,
To take.
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Categories:
spoils, divorce, love, marriage,
Form: Free verse
To the Victor Goes the Spoils
To the victor goes the spoils!
Shall they end up in recoil?
Nothing is at it appears
Those things they worked for
over years
Are they victories at all?
Is there more to recall?
When time is even shorter yet
Will they carry much regret?
What happens when they figure out
That time is spent
and they have much doubt
Will these things and victories
Be
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Categories:
spoils, humanity, irony, life,
Form: Rhyme
Spoils of War
one freshly killed prey
sparks a feeding frenzy as...
lions fight for scraps
hyenas steal some
vultures wait for
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Categories:
spoils, animal, bird, conflict, imagery,
Form: Haiku
Quote Wars the Spoils
I never thought that I could be
In love, In France, In June
Or ever hear a woman's voice
Sound like a gentle tune
Or eyes that gaze at me
That make me feel complete
Or the gentle fragrance of her hair
Surrounding something sweet
I shall never not remember
The days that we have spent
Dwelling in a sonnet
Of a sonnet, of silents
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Categories:
spoils, heartbreak, love, romance, romantic,
Form: Rhyme
Nothing Spoils a Man Faster Than Money
nothing spoils a man faster than money
God made man
man made money
and replaced the God
to it
and now it spoils a man
faster than it God
God made man
man made money
placed power on it
place value on it
and now to rules
the nature of man
it turn the heart
of
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Categories:
spoils, addiction, africa, confusion, creation,
Form: Epic
Victory Spoils
To the Victor Spoils Possession
To the Vanquished
Their Soul's and Heart's
Their progenys future
Lost aghast
Both Present and Past
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Categories:
spoils, war,
Form: Free verse
Young Spoils of the Forest
Covered with green wigs.
They are ebony like me.
I saw barely through it,
The forest shields her nakedness.
By disputing others.
An infinite haven of music.
From the sluggish rivers;
I could see Narcissus.
Who would pluck that elegant flower?
Daffodils taste like ice cream in summer.
The sun swims through youth.
We would become stars.
What is at the center of the earth?
A gardeners
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Categories:
spoils, city, feelings, life, love,
Form: Free verse
Spoils of the Victor
Was listening to the 23d Psalm as we read it at St. James Episcopal Church in Shallotte, NC.
Went to Arbor Landing and attended Poetry Revisited that afternoon. I could detect a sense
of depression present there. Wrote following poem based on these actions.
Spoils of the Victor
When she lost was such a sad and lonely day;
Hopes and
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Categories:
spoils, allegory, analogy,
Form: Couplet
To the Victor Goes the Spoils
To The Victor Goes The Spoils
In the confined playing area within the concrete walls of a squash court..
The next few days will definitely witness intense rivalries inside the courts..
It the 1st leg of the local CIMB Junior Squash Circuit, it's a ranking competition...
For junior squash players to benchmark individual progress against the competition..
For over
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Categories:
spoils, anniversary, appreciation, community, dedication,
Form: Free verse
The Spoils
The Spoils
A long battle fought hard and lost
The spoils of war to the beaten
An eternity in heaven
To those left behind
Emptiness and solace
A lifetime of memories
George Calabrese
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Categories:
spoils, bereavement, cancer, death, loss,
Form: Free verse
To the Victor Goes the Spoils
To The Victor Goes The Spoils
With a dark hand, deadly cut gashing deep
No longer man- Now, sought he only peace.
Once fallen foe, his life he could not keep
Battle slain, soul flew upon its release.
Victor took his victim's great sword and shield
Rightful treasure he had so bravely earned.
Dead left to rot on this red battlefield
All pity
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Categories:
spoils, art, conflict, courage, death,
Form: Sonnet
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