L Milton Hankins Poet Monorhyme

Consider the Worst

Consider the worst that can happen to you:
A lingering June-July-August case of the flu,
Or waking one morn and you can’t do No. 2
Finding your 20-year-old is selling home brew
Your parakeet flies into your mulligan stew,
A summons from the IRS, you haven’t a clue
Your thumb and index finger meet super glue
The last three checks you wrote over-drew,
Your turn to speak, and you've missed your cue
You haven’t the faintest notion what to do! 

Written July 4, 2022

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Andrea Dietrich July 6, 2022 at 11:11 AM I can think of even worse but these are good ones, Milt! L Milton Hankins July 6, 2022 at 11:47 AM Oh, I am sure. This was just a fun write, word play with monorhyme. Thanks so much, my friend.

Caren Krutsinger July 6, 2022 at 2:07 AM This is hilarious "Finding your 20-year-old is selling home brew" L Milton Hankins July 6, 2022 at 9:27 AM (chuckling) I sort of liked "Your thumb and index finger meet super glue!"

Michael Tor July 5, 2022 at 4:11 PM Ha ha Milton that was my conclusion. Loved your comment to Mike. I enjoyed your humour. If there was ever a bad day you can attribute any of these verses to it. Love your Humor and I'm glad I stopped by. Sometimes your comments are so enjoyable to read. Keep on writing... Michael Tor July 5, 2022 at 8:03 PM I appreciate your sincereness. L Milton Hankins July 5, 2022 at 5:52 PM I appreciate your saying this, Michael. I try to be very sincere in my comments.

Maurice Rigoler July 5, 2022 at 2:47 PM I love writing monorhymes! This one is a fun read. Congratulations! / Maurice L Milton Hankins July 5, 2022 at 5:53 PM Thanks, Maurice. As I have mentioned, I came up with first line and the rest sort of came out on their own.

Mike Gentile July 5, 2022 at 4:09 AM I wasn't sure of your meaning or intention here but but for me, I was thinking , consider the worst and put things into perspective when I complain about little things that go wrong! Interesting one Milt!! It's amazing what comes out of us sometimes, you must have needed to writes this! Happy Tuesday!! L Milton Hankins July 5, 2022 at 5:52 AM (chuckling) Thanks so much, Mike. Actually, I came up with the first line and the rest just seemed to come out. I didn't have any great intentions, figuring the reader would come to his/her own conclusions, which you did. Have a marvelous Tuesday, Mike.

Eve Roper July 4, 2022 at 10:41 PM All of the above... can sure happen.. :) L Milton Hankins July 5, 2022 at 5:52 AM So true, Eve. So true. And, as Mike said above, we need to put them all into perspective.

Jeff Kyser July 4, 2022 at 8:02 PM All these things can be true, But it still won’t keep you From writing about poo. L Milton Hankins July 4, 2022 at 8:21 PM (chuckling) I should work that into line three, shouldn't I? I was so frustrated this evening. My neighbors have been setting off fireworks since about 8:00 p.m. So, I just started writing and that's what came out. Happy Fourth everyone in your neck of the woods!