Category Archives: Greed



Tonkas: The Last Slice

The last pizza slice
Aromatic, inviting,
Sits on the table.
Which of the two will grab it
Despite the other’s fierce scorn?
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Posted in Conformity, Greed

Malice

I used to try to make a better world
I paid attention to our politics
I dreamt of peace, serenity unfurled,
Equality, despite our lunatics.
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Posted in Greed, Politics, Religion, War, Wisdom

Wealth Haiku

What power drives them?
Why do they grope for more, more!
How much is enough?
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Posted in Affluence, Death, Greed

Alms—For The Love Of God!

Throw some coins into that beggar’s cup
Even if the sod’s an addict drunk—
The act’s plain virtue.
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Posted in Affluence, Greed, Illusion, Poverty

Winter Rant

Solstice, equinox,
Nature’s holy-days
Carve seasons into our blemished world.

December twenty-first
And my mortgage—
A poem a week—
Remains unpaid.
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Posted in Beauty, Greed, Poetry (What is it?), Seasons

Need Vs. Want

In order to remain alive we need
Some living space, nourishment, water, air.
But mere necessities are trumped by greed—
Not needs, our wants become destructive snares.
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Posted in Affluence, Greed, Vanity, Wisdom