Conniving Poems | Examples


Premium Member Scribes, Conniving or Naive

Led by star,
Wise men came
to worship.

The Scribes connived;
or were they just
naive about
the secret plot

and very evil
intent of the King?
Oh, what irony!
He believed Scripture,
but used it to kill.

121923PS
Form: Prose

Premium Member Conniving Toad Mothers

Mister Toad was relaxing with coffee,
His toes were warming up in the sun
Autumn cider was brewing
He was planning some leaf jumping fun

That is Mister Toad someone said with awe.
He is an amazing guy, always thinking of others.
His singing is wonderful; he can hum lah-dee-dah
He is always being fixed up by bachelorette mothers.

Mister Toad heard them talking but acted like he did not hear.
Their conversation after in as his coffee he did sup. 
He had a girlfriend anyway, he felt she was romantic and dear.
He wished all these mothers would stop trying to fix him up.
Form: Rhyme


Premium Member Conniving Giraffes

I've never seen a more comical face
than that of a giraffe begging for corn.
Its black tongue makes it look like a nut-case,
as its eyes stare down with an air of scorn.

Giraffes have a long triangular head
that sits high atop a serpentine neck.
And yes, they get disgruntled; enough said,
they are known to leave car windows a wreck.

Don't let its eyelashes play with your mind;
it's batting them for food; it's not a wink.
And don't think it's harmless, gentle, and kind;
it's far more belligerent than you think.

It stands aloof with a smug expression,
impertinently demanding handouts.
I don't want to give the wrong impression,
but stay alert when giraffes are about.
Form: Quatrain

Fly I: My Weak

Sensual betrayal,
Mind jumbled in a fight with itself,
Heart on it's own,
Emotions fighting to survive depression, 
Depression,
A shameless foe,
Who drains,
From both heart and Mind,
Mind on it's own,
Thoughts in jeopardy, 
Heart and mind become pitiful foes,
Conniving with and against each other,
To become my weak,

My tiny strength less brave wings,
Fighting to grow,
Fighting to spread,
Fighting to be free,
................. To fly.

Premium Member Tornado Battlion

dimitri korchenski commander ukraine, leading the dammed  some men so defamed
Crimes against children as honour to them, sewer frequenters bad tidings bad ends..
No strangers to torture, self glory.. Gory matters it's plain, plain knowledge my friends.'
Yet theres such  a world of deception, in mainstream media and what it pretends.'
Form: Rhyme


Premium Member Twist of Truth

My accountant’s forever twisting truth
between glasses of generous tall vermouth,
forever conniving to save face
while under breath reciting grace.

Endlessly playing the most convoluted charades,
he masterminds the grandest schemes and escapades.
Inevitably he comes to the same conclusion
that one day there will be no absolution;
still, he refuses to abandon hope
that he’ll find the way to get richer than the pope



AP: Third place 2022

Posted on June 28, 2022
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Conniving Wayfaring Vagabond

He’s a conniving, wayfaring vagabond
Roaming around with nary a bond
He was a delight
Casanova all night
Many women became totally fond.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Convoluted Story

skirting issues
in roundabout ways
mysterious and baffling
deliberately foggy



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Posted on May 28, 2020

Premium Member Rabbit Hole

What dangers lurk
on the dark side
of one’s
imaginary world
what fantasy
will lure you
to your undoing
in such conniving ways
so innocent her smile
she will entice you
most beguiling charms
down an endless
rabbit hole
deceiving snare
illusion turned
to quicksand
and to what end you ask
it’s nothing more than
a silly game
~ beware                        



AP: Honorable Mention 2021

Originally posted on November 10, 2019

Trump Thriving While Conniving

Trump Thriving While Conniving

Not only is Trump out there thriving,
He is also evil while being conniving,
And all are foes,
He does suppose;
Rest of us have been barely surviving.

Jim Horn
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Taxfree Scheming

There once was a gullible taxman
Who dated a rich lady named Ann
When the taxes were due
She declared I love you
Why don't we take a trip to Milan



AP: Honorable Mention 2021

Posted on December 31, 2018
Form: Limerick

Trump Can Be Constantly Conniving

Trump Can Be Constantly Conniving

Knew Trump can be constantly conniving;
From golden showers has been reviving;
Good grief;
Beyond belief;
Amazing how his supporters are surviving.

Jim Horn
Form: Limerick

Conniving Tongue of a Liar

Words blended with honey, dripping,
completely gullible, I continued sipping,
drinking in all those little deceptive lies.
and never once questioning the alibis.

Conniving sweetmeats slipped from a tongue
became fetid droppings, as offensive as dung.
Crafty candy-coated lies were only a fallacy.
Liars should be exposed for cunning chicanery. 

Go on thinking you're getting away with the deceit
until the day you feel a fire flaming under your feet.
Then you'll realize you've been exposed as a fraud...
another pile of crap left behind in a stable yard.

You've been warned about the price you'll pay
if you don't stop prevaricating nasty things you say.
Stop lying about everything and telling tall tales
or you'll be an outcast, slimier than garden snails.


6/25/16
Sweet little lies
Form: Rhyme

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