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How To Be a Millionaire: Start Out As a Billionaire

I put money in the stock market, knives were cut sharply
diapers remained unchanged and paper was stationery
toilet paper touched a new bottom, switches were off
feathers were down. the pigs are feeding at the trough









Maurice Yvonne
September 8 2014
Chastuska Me - Poetry Contest
Dr. Ram Mehta

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Andrea Dietrich

February 13, 2015 at 10:17 PM

I am searching and searching. i think i cannot find a poem of yours i've not read. Soupmail.

Casarah Nance

September 18, 2014 at 9:50 AM

I had forgotten to enter mine in the contest, such a bummer, but yours was clever and did real good. Great win for you :) hugzxx

Tim Smith

September 16, 2014 at 11:01 PM

Happy to see this one up there....congrats

John Lawless

September 16, 2014 at 9:30 PM

well at least you didn't lose your sense of humor. Nicely done.

Andrea Dietrich

September 16, 2014 at 3:35 PM

Congrats on your well deserved win, my friend.

Carolyn Devonshire

September 16, 2014 at 2:00 PM

And the pigs continue feeding at the trough. Excellent satirical write, Maurice. Congratulations!

Roy Jerden

September 16, 2014 at 11:38 AM

I thought this one was awesome with all the double entendres! I would have placed it very high! Congratulations!

Jan Allison

September 16, 2014 at 11:19 AM

Dropping back with my congrats Maurice:-) Hugs jan xxx

Paul Callus

September 16, 2014 at 8:24 AM

Great Chastushka, Maurice! You are both clever and witty. Congratulations on a merited win! // paul

Brenda Meier-Hans

September 16, 2014 at 7:30 AM

Congratulations on your genial winning Chastushka Maurice. Lots of fun in there.

Dr.Ram Mehta

September 16, 2014 at 6:21 AM

Congrats on the win in my contest and thanks for the support, Maurice

M. L. Kiser

September 10, 2014 at 2:22 PM

That one was so good, I had to mark it as a favorite poem.

Maurice Yvonne

September 10, 2014 at 6:13 PM

wow, that is so kind of you. thank you.

Sara Kendrick

September 10, 2014 at 2:03 PM

Cute one..Got a chuckle..That is the way with money for some people.Reads like a winner to me.Sara

Maurice Yvonne

September 10, 2014 at 6:12 PM

thank you Sara.

Arthur Vaso

September 9, 2014 at 10:57 PM

Loved this one, oh and sorry for taking your money!!! LOL

Maurice Yvonne

September 9, 2014 at 10:59 PM

thank you for visiting. i appreciate the support.

James Fraser

September 9, 2014 at 5:11 PM

I'm still chuckling Maurice. You have Wit Sir, and you use it cleverly, James....

James Fraser

September 9, 2014 at 5:20 PM

Touche' ;)

Maurice Yvonne

September 9, 2014 at 5:18 PM

I am wit you on that my friend.

Andrea Dietrich

September 9, 2014 at 4:00 PM

hahaha. Yep . and your title says it all. By the way of measuring wealth using your title's ration, This must make me so poor that I don't have a pot any more to piss in!

Maurice Yvonne

September 9, 2014 at 4:18 PM

don't hold back Andrea just say what your thinking.HaHaHaHa. I've got lots if you need some.

Jan Allison

September 8, 2014 at 1:02 PM

Humourous write as ever Maurice - thankfully I didn't have said it was a load of 'Bull' and I couldn't 'Bear' to read it :-) Maybe we can take stock and share the same step on the winners podium. Hugs Jan xx

Maurice Yvonne

September 8, 2014 at 8:26 PM

thanks JAN i am not happy with it. I intend to rewrite or change.

Casarah Nance

September 8, 2014 at 12:59 PM

coffee beans were grounded, and banana's held no ap-peal. Diamonds weren't golden, but automobiles were a steal. :)

Maurice Yvonne

September 8, 2014 at 8:28 PM

i like all of yours better than mine it is the rhyme that is distracting me.

Tim Smith

September 8, 2014 at 7:46 AM

Take it out and buy a fishing pole. Much safer investment.... Cheers

Maurice Yvonne

September 8, 2014 at 8:31 PM

i was talking to Jam not you Jan.

Maurice Yvonne

September 8, 2014 at 8:30 PM

Jam stop shamelessly throwing yourself at Tim.

Jan Allison

September 8, 2014 at 1:02 PM

... and use it to reel in the Ladies Tim :-)

Gary Bateman

September 8, 2014 at 3:49 AM

Maurice . . . Your Chastushka or Russian Folk Poem style is quite interesting. I need to write some of these too. I noticed that this one is for a contest. I am keeping my fingers crossed for you my friend. You have a gift for the words and for superb poetic expression. Also, Congrats on your number one ranking in the PS e-mail highlighting all of us who are new poets. I want to enter more contests too, of course. Busy with all my other projects and the long epic poem I mentioned. Cheers, Gary

Maurice Yvonne

September 8, 2014 at 8:32 PM

thanks Gary I will pay you a visit soon.

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