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Overspent On Funs

My bank account is sorely tried
Seems I have overspent on funs,
I must learn to swallow my pride
My bank account is sorely tried!
I’ve found it hard to put aside
Now I am getting lots of duns,
My bank account is sorely tried
Seems I have overspent on funs.

SECOND PLACE WINNER
Written August 19, 2022
submitted to "Triolet - Old or New" Poetry Contest
sponsored by Joseph May
[syllables checked with How Many syllables
rhymes checked with Rhyme Zone]

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Paula Goldsmith Date: 8/25/2022 10:52:00 AM Congratulations on your win. A creative write/fun. Most people hand over their plastic card and never know how much they are paying. Always check your bill. I find most times there is something with the wrong price. Have a fun/blessed day................... Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 8/25/2022 1:58:00 PM Thanks so much, Paula. I agree with you, and you can't be too careful.

Linda Alice Fowler Date: 8/25/2022 6:21:00 AM Nice one Milt - love the "funs". Congratulations on your win! Linda Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 8/25/2022 1:58:00 PM Thanks, Linda. I appreciate your congrats.

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 8/25/2022 1:45:00 AM I can relate to your words in this Triolet Milt. Congratulations on your win my friend. Blessings xxoo Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 8/25/2022 1:58:00 PM Thank you, Connie. I hope you are doing okay.

Joseph May Date: 8/25/2022 12:44:00 AM Too much funds spent on funs, Very nicely penned Milton, Congrats on your win Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 8/25/2022 1:59:00 PM Thanks, Joseph. It's really easy to do if you're not careful.

Constance La France Date: 8/24/2022 2:04:00 PM Milt, a wonderful Triolet and congratulations on your win in the contest ~ Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 8/24/2022 4:12:00 PM Thanks so much, Constance. I really appreciates your comment.

Gershon Wolf Date: 8/20/2022 8:02:00 PM Overspent on fun, eh?! Hope you're done! ~ John Donne Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 8/21/2022 7:11:00 PM Thank you, gw. Yep, I'm Donne!

Caren Krutsinger Date: 8/20/2022 12:22:00 AM Love the pun of funs Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 8/20/2022 9:31:00 AM Thanks, Caren. Surprisingly, I discovered that funds and duns did not show up rhyming in Rhyme Zone, so it just made sense to me to drop the d, which worked fine.

Michael Tor Date: 8/19/2022 8:21:00 PM Milton this is a good one to share. Fortunately I watch my money supply and act responsibly. You always have the urge to overspend. Especially when you go grocery shopping. I bring a list but soon that list has a few things bought that weren't on it, lol. Have a great weekend my friend hard to stay away from poetry even sick. Like you wrote Milton, it is an "Addiction." Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 8/19/2022 9:05:00 PM Michael, purely fiction, but I thought this poem would be a fun write for the contest. I do not shop, period, except for the grocery store. Most of my clothes are old, but still very serviceable. I bought a new pair of sandals on a vacation trip early this year and was shocked at how much they cost. I have no concept of the cost of things these days...except groceries.