Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen Poet Rhyme

They Tax Our Axes

They want to tax our axes
Then, take away our trees.
They impose cell phone taxes.
Then, laugh and shoot the breeze.
Lodges, matches, bridges, britches,
Dresses, dishes, finches, fishes.
Hinges, hitches, hedges, hearses,
Lenses, lynxes, luscious lashes…
They dip their hands in every pot.
Spreading wealth around they say…
Big Business taxes are a lot…not!
The newfangled economic way –
The middle class will love to pay!

© January 29, 2011
Dane Smith-Johnsen

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Carol Sunshine Brown February 22, 2011 at 10:54 AM Congratulations on your win Dane Ann in Carolyn Devonshire's contest "Taxing Times". Love, Carol

Kory Calhoun February 4, 2011 at 4:18 PM Hi Dane Ann - Congratulations on your WIN in Carolyn's contest! Best wishes, KC

James Fraser February 4, 2011 at 11:59 AM Many congratulations Dane Ann on your win in Carolyn's contest....:)

Dr.Ram Mehta February 3, 2011 at 6:31 PM Congratulations on the well deserved win in the contest, Dane

John Freeman February 3, 2011 at 11:43 AM Dane, congratulations on this worthy write with it's top ten place. Agape, Moses

Robert Pettit February 2, 2011 at 6:55 PM Great descriptive writing. Congratulations on winning with this entry in Carolyn's contest.

Joyce Johnson February 2, 2011 at 5:33 PM Great writing Dane Ann. Congratulations. Love, Joyce

Robert A. Dufresne February 2, 2011 at 4:08 PM alliteration et al ! congrats to you on this high energy poem, Dane Ann

Ralph Taylor February 2, 2011 at 2:11 PM Congrats on your well deserved win, Dane Ann. Nice going. xxxRalph

Carolyn Devonshire February 2, 2011 at 1:09 PM The taxman does have his hand in every pot, Dane Ann, but we middle class folks are not loving it. LOL Congratulations on your win. The competition was very strong, so take pride in your accomplishment! Love, Carolyn

Francine Roberts February 2, 2011 at 1:03 PM great entry, congrats on your win in the contest Dane

Diane Locksley January 31, 2011 at 4:41 PM Pretty soon they'll start taxing the air we breathe. I'm middle class and I'm not loving the tax bill this year. Good luck in the contest, Diane

John Loving Iii January 30, 2011 at 3:11 AM too angry to comment. jhl

Carolyn Devonshire January 29, 2011 at 3:45 PM :) Thanks for supporting the contest, Dane Ann. Love, Carolyn