Ilene Bauer Poet Rhyme

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 February 3, 2022 at 5:06 PM Well if they did have a pot to piss in they'd probably wish they had a chamber maid. :) lol

Caren Krutsinger January 30, 2022 at 12:27 AM Loving this one my friend; such a happy cadence!

Gershon Wolf January 22, 2022 at 8:30 PM I like the ending. Pure defiance: I am Woman, Hear me Roar! ~ Helen Reddy

Rico Leffanta January 21, 2022 at 10:02 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 January 20, 2022 at 7:15 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 January 20, 2022 at 3:44 PM What a fun poem Ilene! I so admire your ability to find fresh material, daily! That last line is just perfect!

Jan Allison January 20, 2022 at 2:49 PM ha ha ha that final stanza really brings one down to earth x

L Milton Hankins January 20, 2022 at 2:35 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 January 20, 2022 at 2:28 PM Lol you're so right Ilene, best of it is they don't get to take it with them when they die. Tom