Elton Camp Poet Rhyme

Cash Gifts Only

Cash Gifts Only

By Elton Camp

The wedding invitation was unusually frank
“Only gifts that can be deposited in the bank”

They’re not interested in some crummy toaster
Or even that new high-speed turkey roaster

They won’t even bother to take a look
At a worthless gift of some stupid book

Sets of towels and sheets they so abhor
Because they already have them, galore

After all, two years they lived together
So to have cold, hard cash they’d rather

They’ve decided and hope you don’t mind
Any presents other than cash they’ll decline

“It’s the thought that counts” they don’t believe
Plenty of the “long green” they want to receive

If it’s not enough to cover the cost of your seat,
At the ceremony, they’d prefer you not to meet

So if as a wedding guest you expect to count
Give cash and make it a substantial amount

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Ilene Bauer October 27, 2012 at 4:13 PM i like this poem and am pretty sure that i share your attitude about getting an invitation like this! i hope i never get one... Elton Camp October 27, 2012 at 4:40 PM Ilene, many years ago before I was married, I often got "invitations" addressed to "Mr. and Mrs. Elton Camp." Usually, they were about family members of students at the college whom I knew in no other way and wouldn't have recognized if I saw them. They were bids for gifts, pure and simple. I always ignored them. Elton

Jon A Cavanaugh October 26, 2012 at 7:54 PM Couple seeking large bankroll. Should be gifted chunks of coal. Intense pressures have clearly shown. That coal becomes a precious stone. enjoyed your poem.