Butterfly poetry collection
Abundance and Scarcity: Poetic Contrasts
A varied collection of poems gathered around this subject, with space for different voices, images, and moods.
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Comparisons
Plenty and Lack:
Abundance is plenty, bountiful and bright,
Scarcity lack, a constant plight.
One provides with an open hand,
The other limits, across the land.
Comparisons
Richness and Need:
Abundance richness, wealth untold,
Scarcity need, the story old.
One shares with a generous heart,
The other hoards, torn apart.
Comparisons
Overflow and Deficit:
Abundance overflow, a fruitful view,
Scarcity deficit, never new.
One delights with a plentiful cheer,
The other sighs, drawing near.
Comparisons
Plenty and Lack:
Abundance is plenty, a bountiful spread,
Scarcity lack, a table not fed.
One thrives with a generous hand,
The other struggles, across the land.
Comparisons
Wealth and Need:
Abundance is wealth, golden gleam,
Scarcity need, a distant dream.
One enjoys life's finest things,
The other fights for rightful rings.
Comparisons
Plenty and Lack:
Abundance, where the plenty grows,
Scarcity, where little shows.
Abundance, gifts in every hand,
Scarcity, where needs demand.
Comparisons
Abundance, spreads with joyful cheer,
Scarcity, where fears appear.
Both together, shape our fate,
In their balance, contemplate.
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