Tuesday, January 2, 2018

A Month of Couplets - December 2017




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December 2017


12/1/17

Wisdom is like the rain--when it comes down
In drips or torrents, ignorance will drown.


12/2/17

There is no faith or truth in corporate crooks--
They'll feed you lies so they can cook the books.


12/3/17

When Democracy's sold to crooks by knaves, 
Freedom dies in plantations of wage slaves.


12/4/17

This world is a place with five fools for each sage
And a book of lies for every truth-filled page.


12/5/17

after Emma Lew 

The snide rich have one rule, and it's not recent:
"We have one life. Why spend it being decent?"


12/6/17

Hate shouts so loudly that none dare dispute it
Except Compassion, whose kiss can refute it.


12/7/17

The road snakes as we walk, winding and narrow.
But when we look back, it's straight as an arrow.


12/8/17

Eyes see joy clearer after tasting tears
Like hearts grow stronger after facing fears.


12/9/17

Love sees the lover through forgiving glasses.
Without them, angels look like stupid asses.


12/10/17

Love is, no matter how harmonious,
A war that has three sides: you, me, and us.


12/11/17

Wisdom and freedom will both meet their doom
When even fools are too smart for the room.


12/12/17

Hypocrites who preach Christ is love will claim
That hatred's good when it's done in His name.


12/13/17

Yesterdays are like ex-loves who don't care:
My heart still tells me that there's something there.


12/14/17

Loneliness is a clingy ghost who haunts me
By telling me that no one worth me wants me.


12/15/17

We all wake up to ancient pain and sorrow
Telling us how to live our lives tomorrow.


12/16/17

Love is a flower, lush and undefiled,
That will not grow true unless it grows wild.


12/17/17

I tell myself the lies I need to live--
But lie to me, and that I can't forgive.


12/18/17

Nothing is promised. Everything is granted.
Life's only guarantee: we all get planted.


12/19/17

Let all the rivers in you overflow.
Even what feels like poison helps you grow.


12/20//17


for Cresta Kruger

Three rules in life to always keep in mind:
Stay curious. Risk heartbreak. And be kind.


12/21/17

Fan-fiction Christ shills for the rich and greedy;
Canon Christ always helps the poor and needy.


12/22/17

Fan-fiction Christ says, "God favors the wealthy!"
Canon Christ says, "All money is unhealthy."


12/23/17

Fan-fiction Christ is hellfire and damnation;
Canon Christ is forgiveness and salvation.


12/24/17

Canon Christ has a loving heart that's huge;
Fan-fiction Christ is Ebenezer Scrooge.


12/25/17

Canon Christ feeds all who come to his table;
Fan-fiction Christ-just those who wear His label.


12/26/17

Fan-fiction Christ sees threats to get rid of;
Canon Christ is the rebel who cries "Love!"


12/27/17

Fan-fiction Christ will kill to be adored;
Canon Christ breeds compassion with Love's sword.


12/28/17

Fan-fiction Christ condemns women and gays;
Canon Christ welcomes all of us always.


12/29/17

The good disciples worship what they've heard;
The bad adore the teacher, not the word.


12/30/17

Two things the birth of tyranny requires:
Mute those who tell the truth and praise the liars.


12/31/17


Life's sneakers love to walk the same old trail
That leads from new and fresh to old and stale.


Copyright 2017 Matthew J Wells