Arthur Vaso Poet Light Verse

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How Much Do I Love Thee

How much do I love thee
Let me tabulate all the ways

I bought you a new Mercedes
	With gold plated tire rims
I bought you a humongous diamond ring
	The size fit for all Royals and King
I bought you a store of the finest lingerie
	Secrets still held at the door by decree
I bought you a garden of roses so red
	My love was surely in bloom, or so they all said
I bought you a ticket to heavens pearly gates
	So that in paradise you’d have not to even wait
I bought you your very own private Lear jet
	To see the world through champagne eyes
My love was a vault and you emptied it dry
	My heart has now learned to never cry

How much do you love me?
Your lawyer seems to know

You claimed mental duress
	Suffering under such stress
The Mercedes was the wrong color so I am told	
	I should have known, pink, not gold
The diamond ring was too heavy to wear
	Your back injuries caused you painful despair
The lingerie didn’t cover you just right
	So medical ailments kept you up many a nights
The roses in bloom where not the right flower
	Your allergies they caused, thus making you sour
The ticket to heaven you plain out refused
	Said it was one way, and that just wouldn’t do!
You had no issues riding my Lear jet 
	You rode the pilot as well, a mile high kinda bet
My love you tossed into the bin out in back
	The divorce lawyer smiles at me, saying she sure is great in the sack 

The moral of the Story is this!
If you are sitting at the table, and
You see a few beetles scurrying about
Maybe even whistling a tune or two
Listen carefully to what they say

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Sharon Gulley May 4, 2015 at 10:41 AM Awesome and funny write Arthur. I enjoyed it so and I am a big Beatles fan as well. Great song, great poem. A 7 for me....Sharon G.

Judy Konos April 23, 2015 at 12:46 AM Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and just give her a house. Rod Stewart Arthur Vaso April 23, 2015 at 12:47 AM LOL I know that line!!!!! :)

Maurice Yvonne April 15, 2015 at 10:15 PM Sorry that it took me a while to get here. You know me well. I love this, funny, brilliant! Arthur Vaso April 23, 2015 at 12:47 AM Thanks Armand!!!! :)

Etienne Lariviere April 12, 2015 at 3:23 PM Brilliant , très très bien!!!!

Tim Smith April 12, 2015 at 12:11 PM love it Arthur....I need to show my good friend...I think he is still paying for two cars he doesn't own...lol Tim Smith April 12, 2015 at 1:03 PM Lol Arthur Vaso April 12, 2015 at 1:00 PM I give him permission to send this poem along with his monthly alimony cheques!!!! LOL

Jan Allison April 11, 2015 at 4:45 AM A great giggle Arthur - will work on the song that inspired you - oh their are many lol:-) Hugs Jan xx 7 xx Jan Allison April 11, 2015 at 10:23 AM I thought so with the beetles scurrying lol:-) Hugs jan xx Arthur Vaso April 11, 2015 at 10:04 AM Thanks Jan, Bev just guessed it!!!!

Nette Onclaud April 11, 2015 at 3:20 AM browning would be stirring in the grave... what a big giggle this is, arthur... next time, sign a pre-nup!.. huggs Arthur Vaso April 11, 2015 at 10:05 AM LOL, I wish I had all that too lose! Thanks Nette!

Charmaine Chircop April 11, 2015 at 3:17 AM He gave her all those presents,but all the way all She ever wanted was a bit of his time,a bit of his listening,and a bit of his heart.On te other hand He gave her all He had and yet She couldnt see He gave all that He earned to her,yet She didnt appreciate it enough.So many couples have such misunderstandings that lead to divorce.The lesson from your poem-More communication and all cards on the table..More honesty about what and how We feel.An amazing post.To my favs. Arthur Vaso April 11, 2015 at 10:07 AM Thanks Charma, although a serious side, I was poking fun at "gold diggers"

Kp Nunez April 11, 2015 at 2:50 AM Whoa...took me this long, still can't guess the song! Maybe I've been listening to the wrong tune all along...Loved your acerbic wit, as usual! A 7 is no longer unusual...:) Arthur Vaso April 11, 2015 at 10:08 AM Thank you Kim! Cant buy me Love, the Beatles