Treasure

A man I know from Kokomo Went to Kalamazoo He took a train then caught a plane To the shores of Timbuktu. A man from Kankakee sailed the sea Looking for buried treasure. In Pango Pango and the Bermuda triangle The search became his pleasure. Then one day as the poets say Their destinies did meet. Choices made and plans were laid Until everything was complete. They’d been told of a chest of gold That was theirs for the taking. The box of cash would be their stash Fortunes were theirs for the making. Then off they trekked but some suspect That the gold will never be found. But push and shove it’s adventure they love They’ll not live all safe and sound. From Timbuktu to Kalamazoo The world belongs to the bold. And across the sea in Kankakee, They don’t bury chests of gold.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011


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Date: 12/28/2011 6:17:00 AM
I enjoyed reading your wonderful poetry this morning Tony. I hope you will continue to write and share your poetry with us as always. Happy New Year. Love, Carol
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Date: 12/27/2011 7:45:00 PM
kankakee? is that a place in illinois? if so then i'm not far from you.
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Date: 12/27/2011 3:13:00 PM
we all seem to be searching, like old John Wayne in the "searchers?" hey, happy new year Tony.
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Date: 12/27/2011 2:32:00 PM
I knew a gal from Kalamazoo - not funning Glenn Miller - I'm from Saginaw MI and I enjoyed your poem mucho. Happy New Year, Tony. daver
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Date: 12/27/2011 10:42:00 AM
This one was a pleasant poem Tony. I will give you a chests of gold for this one. OXOX love Anne-Lise
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Date: 12/27/2011 10:00:00 AM
nice one, tony! i loved the internal rhyme - it reads beautifully! ~ thanks for your comments on my last poem and good luck with your play. that's a whole different ball of wax but i'm sure you're up for the challenge.
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Date: 12/27/2011 9:15:00 AM
Probably not..There is gold in the sea still that went down with the boats in a storm and maybe someone did bury some gold but it would take a person which was truly blessed to find that gold in a very well hidden chest...Enjoyed reading this morn..Thanks for stopping by..Yes, trust has to be built between two people and one thing can break that trust and it takes a very long time to rebuild that relationship..Sara
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Date: 12/27/2011 8:40:00 AM
Enjoyed this one a lot, Tony. Kim
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