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Honey Or Money

Honey , Money ! Money , Honey !!
                       Disparity great,similarity immersed,
                       Honey is sweet to taste in~ mouth
                       Money is sweet to have  in~ hand
                       Honey ! natural with no  additives
                       Money! brings pride ~exuberance 
                       Which one will you prefer , friend?
                              Honey is astral~celestial   
                              and   money   is   carnal,
                              Money! the  ingredient
                              of prosperity and fame,
                              Power  of  technology,
                              Luxury  of  commerce,
                              Power to will ~control,
                              Honey!depicts beauty,
                              Good name glitters than
                              gold;better than riches,
                              This !I  strongly desire;
                              Though golden apparel
                              is  a  wonderful  attire.
                              Honey!kindhearted with
                              gracious healing power,
                              makes  many  stars  to
                              visit  the  ivory  tower ,
                              I longed for with passion
                              without today`s fashion.
                                   Money!from trees.
                                   Honey! from bees.
                                            Honey!
                                            Money!
                                               Pure
                                                 And
                                                      Sure.
                                                           These
                                                                       are
                                                                                rhymes.





*Imagine that you were in a debate competition and you were given a topic title"Honey, or Money,which one do you prefer and why?".Note- a microphone is used in a debate contest;that is the essence of the shape of the poem above i.e MICROPHONE.
FORM:combination of Argumentative poetry(something new),narrative,shape,blank verse,free verse,rhyme and.....
**Dedicated to all creative poets.

CONTEST:Something different
SPONSORED BY Debbie Guzzi
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Brown Avatar
March 7, 2012 at 6:25 AM
A belated congratulations on your win in P.D.'s contest Olusegun. Love, Carol
Quigley Avatar
March 6, 2012 at 8:30 AM
Congratulations on your win Olusegun
Johnson-Saunders Avatar
March 5, 2012 at 8:25 PM
Congrats on your win, Olusegun! This is definitely different. I'm not sure which side won, both were argued so well. Blessings, Rhonda
Sweetheart Avatar
March 5, 2012 at 8:15 PM
congrats olusegun on an elegant write and win luv.. top notch poetry.. a spectacular piece ..
Merryman Avatar
March 5, 2012 at 6:02 PM
An excellent write and very creative. Congrats on your win, Olusegun. Love, Kim
Taylor Avatar
March 5, 2012 at 9:41 AM
Congrats, Olusegun. Truely outstanding. Enjoyed. Great job. Nice going. Ralph
Brown Avatar
January 5, 2012 at 6:56 AM
Congratulations on your win in ~Debbie Guzzi's~ "Something Different" contest Olusegun. Love, Carol
Richards Avatar
January 4, 2012 at 6:27 PM
Super congratulations on this honey of a win!!! Great job!
Guzzi Avatar
January 3, 2012 at 3:31 PM
I have done some of these shapes and am aware of how long they take! Also the message was a moral one which I always appreciate and then your use of combined forms..definetly something different!!! CONGRAD's Do the happy dance! #1 Light & Love
Song Avatar
January 3, 2012 at 12:54 AM
Hi Olu, You really jumped out of your gourd to create this beauty!! I love the multiple forms you experimented with and the topic is sweet as well. Congratulations to you and a very very Happy New Year!! Gwendolen
Arowolo Avatar
January 3, 2012 at 4:34 AM
Yes,You are right.It took time and energy to come up with something like this.I have to do lots of cutting ,spacing,re-shaping and etc.Thanks for your appreciation my good friend.Happy New Year....enjoy yourself...
Guzzi Avatar
December 31, 2011 at 11:31 AM
money is CARNEL [line 9] relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites b: marked by sexuality/carnel..just a heads up on a typo! A FINE job at creating something DIFFERENT Happy New Year Light & Love
Arowolo Avatar
January 3, 2012 at 4:46 AM
Thanks,for noticing and your correction of the typo on line 9.It shows that your are very meticulous .Happy New Year!
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