Category Archives: Poverty



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

Emancipation

An intellectual, perhaps Voltaire,
Perhaps Diderot, many years ago
Reflected on our freedom and welfare
And determined what everyone should know:
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Posted in Greed, Politics, Poverty, Religion, Wisdom

How?

I sit here, determined to write
Some lyric verse
Celebrating joy
With, perhaps, a comic lilt.
I squeeze my brain
To press out juice
Sweet with cheer,
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Posted in Death, Greed, Pain, Politics, Poverty, Religion, Today's News, War

At The Paddle Tennis Courts: Larry

One of the regulars down at the courts,
Larry, is eighty now famous for coifed
Hair, and immune to our mild, teasing snorts.
Educated children, grandchildren, waft
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Posted in Family, Friends, Inspiration, Poverty

History

In olden times
The agile sword
Won fields,
And thrones, and wealth.
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Posted in Affluence, Greed, Politics, Poverty, Taxes, War, Wisdom

Libertarian Limericks

There once was a libertarian
With views both harsh and contrarion.
Opposing, with passion,
Tax, regs, and compassion,
He yearned for a world he could prey on.
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Posted in Affluence, Greed, Politics, Poverty, Wisdom