No Money

home again, repeat
cook, clean, scrape change off the road
buy generic brands

buy on sale only
borrow if you can, cheap queen
beg if you have too

Did some one say 60 shopping days till Christmas??
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November 22, 2010 at 4:39 PM
I must have been gone when yo wrote this poem,, an yes,, i'm so not loking forward to x- mass this year,, no money,, oi!tat is what i will tell te kids, later,..p.d.
Smith-Johnsen Avatar
October 28, 2010 at 1:45 AM
Oh yeah! It's time to make gifts! Copy family photos... give scrapbooks, albums, or just a box of old photos. Memories are the best gift! Merry Christmas...soon.
Dietrich Avatar
October 27, 2010 at 8:23 PM
hahaha, very cheap indeed, This was a fun one. LUv, Andrea
Fraser Avatar
October 27, 2010 at 3:58 AM
Many people are in this position Doris, and more and more each year. I love Christmas, but sheer commercialism is taking away the charm. In the stores here, the Christmas goods etc are on the shelves in September, that just ain't right >> James :)
Melody Lightning Ink Avatar
October 26, 2010 at 5:49 AM
love this haiku,i ones pained its pain.
Hall Mad Poet Avatar
October 25, 2010 at 8:12 PM
I've been there. No money no funny. love the poem D and you my good friend
Knop Avatar
October 25, 2010 at 8:49 AM
You made me smiling with these poems, Doris! Still so much time left before Christmas but the shops are filled with Christmas items since September here, isn't that crazy? I enjoyed reading your Senryus this late afternoon! And to answer your question, Yes, there was already some snow in higher areas, but extremely early for this time of the year!...All the best!...Gert
Maverick Avatar
October 25, 2010 at 12:06 AM
yes the monotony is probably the worst,of it. i have just checked,your answer to verbiage, and thank you for looking in, when i wrote the poem i did think about using a diffrent word at the end, and after thinkink of its literal meaning, i mean like the 7 plauges in that sense i put it in if it causes offence it can be removed.
Johnson Avatar
October 24, 2010 at 11:03 PM
Interesting topic we all can relate on some level.
Devonshire Avatar
October 24, 2010 at 6:48 PM
You have me smiling, Doris, as most of us cn relate to this feeling. I have lots of Christmas fabric and sew gifts instead of buying them: aprons, fabric wreaths, stockings, table runners, etc. You could even arrange pine cones with some cheap lights in a wicker basket and let someone know you care. That's all that's really important, right? I do love your poem because the shopping frenzy is unavoidable for most people. Nice work! Love, Carolyn
Loving Iii Avatar
October 24, 2010 at 6:00 PM
at first it was fun but then reality set in. john
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