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Unreal Estate

The special section in The Times, Intended for the rich, Showed real estate available If homes you’d like to switch. You need a fitness room or pool? A chamber for the maid? Six bathrooms and a terrace Showing Central Park displayed? Imported marble in the baths? A cellar for your wine? The latest in technology And elegant design? I don’t require all that stuff; There’s nothing I am missin’ Especially compared to those Without a pot to piss in.

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Robert Johnson

Date: 2/3/2022 5:06:00 PM

Well if they did have a pot to piss in they'd probably wish they had a chamber maid. :) lol

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 1/30/2022 12:27:00 AM

Loving this one my friend; such a happy cadence!

Gershon Wolf

Date: 1/22/2022 8:30:00 PM

I like the ending. Pure defiance: I am Woman, Hear me Roar! ~ Helen Reddy

Rico Leffanta

Date: 1/21/2022 10:02:00 AM

Enjoyed! The more one has, the more worries one has just trying to keep what one has! On a large estate, 80% of the employees are working on how they can rip the owner off, yet billionaires remain focused on earning more billions to pay for it . . . .

Constance La France

Date: 1/20/2022 7:15:00 PM

Ilene, you are so right who needs a mansion, I can make a cozy nest anywhere and be quite happy, your last verse is so funny ~

P.S. Awtry

Date: 1/20/2022 3:44:00 PM

What a fun poem Ilene! I so admire your ability to find fresh material, daily! That last line is just perfect!

Jan Allison

Date: 1/20/2022 2:49:00 PM

ha ha ha that final stanza really brings one down to earth x

L Milton Hankins

Date: 1/20/2022 2:35:00 PM

Super! Yes, and in my case, I am the one without a pot to piss in! Deb used to love to look at the real estate up for sale. She was a dreamer. Soon after a home went on the market, she would know what the asking price was and what it would sell for. I loved her enthusiasm.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 1/20/2022 2:28:00 PM

Lol you're so right Ilene, best of it is they don't get to take it with them when they die. Tom