But is it Shrewd?
A series of word puzzles . . . see explanation below
Margaret V.Doran
Surely honesty requires every wee detail.
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she wove her poems resolutely thus
enticing those who could decrypt
to seek the homily in reading
becoming even then witnesses for disingenuousness
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Assuming they try sedulously, awesome advantages of insight may be gained.
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shove did come to push
rewards were far from his eye
when tallies were called
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Diligently work, ever remembering His Son
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duplicitous, sly, calculating
dishonest, perspicuous, hypocritical, conniving
deceitful, Machiavellian, scheming, resourceful, cunning
delusive, slippery, perceptive, shifty, evasive, cagey
deceptive, treacherous, artful, fraudulent, nimble, wily, crafty
devious guileful, tricky, artful, spurious, foxy, disingenuous, clever
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surely you know what happened
he stole from his master
repeatedly and when confronted
envisioned a plan to save his
weasley hide by discharging
debts owed to the same master
most curious of outcomes
he was honored for this roguish
and outright dishonest behavior
absolving him to embezzle
yet again with impunity and new
friends, so what lesson have I learned?
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She hoarded rapaciously each won dollar.
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summer will vanish
ready yourself for sentence
winter doth surround
This series was written in response to a sermon on Luke 16. My pastor challenged us to be shrewd in our actions. I was then challenged by a friend to write something about "shrewd." This was my response. Each entry is of itself a word puzzle. See if you can tell if each is, indeed, "Shrewd." Have fun!
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Updated September 23, 2002
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