Best Bargain Poems

Because I have been let down
Because I have been hurt
Because I have walked empty streets in my town
Because to me he’s been curt

I’ve made up my mind to move on
To save my face
To switch off my phone
His memories to efface

Starting all over again
Washing away the sorrow in which I drown
Pining in vain
A new romance to...

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Poleaxes for everyone.
Come get yours. Only nine ninety nine.
Hey lady, big sale today! Poleaxes. Only nine ninety nine.
What are they for?
Killing of course.
And I look like a killer?
Under the right circumstances.
What the heck.
It was only $9.99 right?...

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My good friend Cletus looked mighty spiffy in his new attire.

New suit, shoes, shirt and tie - he was ready to set the world afire

He asked me what I thought about his new duds but I hadn't the heart to say,

That I had donated his entire ensemble to Goodwill just the other day!

Robert L. Hinshaw,...

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I welcome death I'm not afraid
Ten years within this cell I've stayed
My wealth immense a cruel game's been played
Innocent but still a debt it must be paid
For with the Devil I have made a trade
A life of fame and fortune weighed
It seems my selfish nature I obeyed
I watched as all I had was on parade
By...

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You've come to the right place for a bargain today
Poetry at a discount with this coupon I display
A weekend special
I'm on the level
Two for one Longfellows plus an Poe giveaway...

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A Large House at a Bargain Price

By Elton Camp

It’s off from the busy highway
Making it a quiet place to stay

With two stories and a basement
It’s right for furniture placement

Elegant stairs, the banister too
The house is sure to please you

To buy it quickly will behoove 
A place your mother will approve

And see how this sounds:
A business...

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The Bargain

I was an Angel once
Jealous of mankind
Jealous of their lofty dreams
Their overconfidence
How could they aspire 
to such greatness 
With so many limitations 

Yes I was jealous 
For Angels do not know passion
We are sexless creatures
Love is but an idea
Our heart’s have a formless void

We have to many hours
Nothing of note occupies our minds
Sure our...

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Walking down a forsaken road will often lead to mourning
Life offers no guarantee of happiness. There is no warning
that in dark places, there lurks a wicked demon, spawning
temptations before us. We should reject him with scorning

Never make a deal with the bird catcher who lies in wait
He'll know your weakness and cast a line with...

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PLEA BARGAIN

If justice can be carted away on a platter of gold
And repaid with a moribund emerald,
Then let Law swallow its loquacious pride—
Let the rays of the sun drop its shines
Let the glitters of the moon hands down
And let the twinkles of the stars un-twinkle its prickles.

At the marketplace of ignominy
Law traded its most valuable...

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Come
home,
not roam-
stay behind-
my love you'll find....

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I am a shopper
That’s what I claim to be
Just look in my closet
And you’ll have to agree
Penney’s, Kohl’s and TJMaxx
Oh, how I wish you didn’t charge tax
You have the power to make my day
I search for a bargain
And never dismay
When I find an aisle
With a good array
I smile and say hooray
This is the way 
I...

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A smashing sound stirs, they “bang the gavel.”
Concessions granted; court begins to unravel.
The eight need votes, an agreement was reached. 
Abandoning rightwing values once preached
Tenure, cast it as a repudiation of his failure to lead.
Accusations of advancing policies, this day he’ll heed.
Policies that harm American families and children
What we are really saying is we must...

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5 and 10, a quarter to nine
                            The shops opening up at downtown, Man
              ...

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Stop,
soak
into
the stillness-
quieten my soul....

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A man named Bill lived on a hill.
He wanted to get gold from the air.
He tried, he tried, he worked and he cried;
but there just waren’t no gold there.

Then came a man who offered his hand
and said “I’ll help you my friend”.
But you must beware, to get gold from the air
your soul comes to me...

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