Earl Schumacker Poet Free verse

Emoticon Yellows

Emoticon Yellows 

If I were rich, which is a crime
I could do anything I wished
Claim my rights and entitlements as “affluenza”
But I’m an ordinary cyberpunk 
A regular yellow kind of guy
An emoticon with an attitude
Manscaping, sliding through life with a close shave
Cantankerous and bodacious all the time
In chillax style, riding the daily yellow bus
Dragging my portmanteaus box inside
And my delishful gal with me there
Clad in fashionable plarn 
Irregardless of everything else
We rise above the sights and flee
Above the ancient vomitocious towns
And meld into each other’s grue calm eyes
Canoodling all the while
Smog passes with the night
Snark comments distract us
An anacronym word or two slips out
But we don’t care
We’re off to spend the affluenza check
Just to prove we can 

(PORTMANTEAUS words:  “PORTMANTEAUS Box” all contest entry listed words 
+ "canoodling" - hugs and kisses and "cantankerous- old and feisty )

                    8/19/14 Portmanteaus Poetry Contest

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Amit Ray September 5, 2014 at 7:04 AM very poignant write Sir.Trez bien! Earl Schumacker September 5, 2014 at 8:14 AM Hi Amit, Thank you for your interest. This is not really my style. I did it for the contest and for a new challenge. I appreciate your commenting. Have a great day. Earl

Dr.Ram Mehta September 4, 2014 at 6:31 AM Congratulations on this fine write, Earl Earl Schumacker September 4, 2014 at 6:37 AM Good morning Dr. Mehta, Thank you for commenting. Congratulations are in order for you as well in this linguistic word twisted contest. Good job. Have a great day. Earl

Brenda Meier-Hans September 3, 2014 at 11:11 PM Amazing job Earl! Congratulations. Earl Schumacker September 4, 2014 at 4:52 AM Hi Brenda, Thank you so much. Congratulations to you too. Your creation was unique. You should have ranked higher in my estimation. Great work on your part. Take care. Earl

Carrie Richards September 3, 2014 at 5:30 PM How can anyone read the word canoodling with a straight face?? Loved your poem, and couldn't help smiling all the way through it!! Congrats to you! Earl Schumacker September 3, 2014 at 8:58 PM Hi Carrie, Thank you so much. I heard a rumor that too much canoodling leads to babies or a rash or something like that.... Congratulations to you too for a spectacular win. Have a pleasant evening. Take care. Earl

Roy Jerden September 3, 2014 at 4:47 PM Congratulations, Earl! Earl Schumacker September 3, 2014 at 5:01 PM Hi Roy, Thank you for commenting. Congratulations to you too for a superior and deserved win. Earl

Bl Devnath September 3, 2014 at 2:19 PM Congrats on your superb win. Loved always, bl Earl Schumacker September 3, 2014 at 4:58 PM Hi BL, Thank you so much. Congratulations to you too for your noble win. Have a pleasant evening. Earl

Sara Kendrick September 3, 2014 at 12:07 PM Astounding winner..Way to go..Congrats..Sara Earl Schumacker September 3, 2014 at 1:03 PM Hi Sara. I am appreciative of your support. It was a strange undertaking. I did not employ just a few of the words suggested for this project. I incorporated all of them plus a few of my own odd words to complete it. Thanks again. Have a great day. Take care. Earl