Gambling Shuggy—the Encounter!

"If I feel physically, as if the top of my head been taken off, I know it's poetry." --Emily Dickenson ~~~~~~~***~~~~~~~ No money no honey from this honey You may look but won’t rub this fine tummy; That maybe so, but I ain’t no dummy Shining like gold—don’t you touch this Emmy! Pay gone, drunk, smoky, come acting thuggy, Don’t treat me like an Egyptian mummy; You have nerves to tell me I look yummy Step back—know that I will not be chummy! Say what, you will find another bunny? Git, to your saloon playing gin rummy; Tonight I’m keeping safe my sweet plumy Leave—before I pull my New York Jimmy! Swiftly, before doorknob hit your bunny, Shuggy—I ain’t got time tonight bummy! © Joseph, November 28, 2008 © All Rights Reserved ~~~~~~~~~~~*******~~~~~~~~~~~ Poetry Soup International Poetry Contest Semi-finalist Selection, Jan. 2009. ~~~~~~~~~~~*******~~~~~~~~~~~ Poetry Soup Weekly Featured Poem Sunday, May 24, 2009, to May 31, 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~~*******~~~~~~~~~~~ Joseph S. Spence, Sr., is the author of "The Awakened One Poetics" (2009), which is published in seven different languages. He invented the Epulaeryu poetry form, which focuses on succulent cuisines and drinks. He is published in various forums, including the World Haiku Association; Poetinis Druskininku, Milwaukee Area College, Phoenix Magazine; Möbius Poetry, and Taj Mahal Review to name a few. Joseph is a Goodwill Ambassador for the state of Arkansas, USA, a college faculty, and a military veteran. ~~~~~~~~~~~*******~~~~~~~~~~~