Best Paydays Poems
GusMany are the 'characters' I met while serving my nation.
Seems there's always one who stands out in every organization!
In Bermuda (where I fought the Korean War) was such a cuss.
He was my bunkmate and he went by the name of Gus!
Gus was the old man...
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Categories:
paydays, funny, may,
Form:
Rhyme
Bust Today, the Only Waytake, take, who’s on the make? and do some
people have a vested stake?
now tax is surely a painless way, to right
whole countries and save the day,
if medals are struck as some time they may
in honour of those who have made the way,
and what will...
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Categories:
paydays, business
Form:
Rhyme
Three TuesdaysMy dearest Anna,
It has been three Tuesdays since I lost you.
I will never forget seeing you, just lying there.
I went to our regular coffee shop, at the regular time.
For the second week in a row I ordered both of our drinks.
It has been...
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Categories:
paydays, loneliness, longing, loss, love,
Form:
Prose Poetry
I Want But Don't NeedI Want, But Don't Need
Yes, "I Want, But Don't Need" is my waistwatcher creed
as I walk by each vending machine.
All those chocolate chips calling out to my hips,
colored Reese's in pieces - obscene!
Will willpower...
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Categories:
paydays, candy, drink, food,
Form:
Light Verse
Three-Lady MassageAn elephant asked her for a massage
She said, You’re huge; we will use the garage
That massage took three ladies
Who had very fine paydays
Not to mention the wildest troi menage...
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Categories:
paydays, animal, desire, humorous, relationship,
Form:
Limerick
Fading MemoriesI miss those
Morning grass underneath my feet
Or listening to lifetime stories on repeat.
I ask you, my son,
Where has that all gone?
I miss that
Wind flying pass my fingertips
Bubbling pancakes ready to be flip'd.
My son,
Where has that all gone?
We care more about
Baribe dolls strutting down runways
Doing whatever...
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Categories:
paydays, change,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Keep Your Mind RightWorld wide they're wranglin' up my folks,
So I stay woke 'cause it's no joke,
We came from slavery & hangings by rope,
To wantin' dollars in bulk,
Tryin' to make the money last ...
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Categories:
paydays, poverty,
Form:
Rhyme
Somewhere SomebodyObsolete is the byword
that keeps us buying anew,
products that last forever
simply would never do.
Paydays come in many forms
some junk is another’s treasure,
so creating problems to be solved
makes sense by the repairman’s measure.
There are industries of industry
who perpetuate themselves,
flooding markets with one thing
keeping others on the...
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Categories:
paydays, introspection,
Form:
Quatrain
Graze In DazeShort weekends and long weekdays
School’s out then it’s onto résumés and workdays
Mondays dragging on through to Fridays
Long commutes on highways, subways and tramways
Toiling for okays, some praise and hopefully a raise
Soirees and negligees for Saturdays
Aspiring to bouquets so enchanting in a vase
Before you know it’s...
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Categories:
paydays, life, nostalgia, perspective, retirement,
Form:
Monorhyme
Didnt' See ItWalk in the door
Tables scream opportunities
Is this the best solution
Best possible income for those with degrees
Seems so wrong
work soo hard behind a desk
Supposed to come out of top
Somehow you're at the start making minimum wage at best
We're told it's not what your country can...
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Categories:
paydays, work, me,
Form:
Free verse
The Life and Times of SourmashHer name came from her native heritage from the Navajo Tribe
I got this story because I offered her a bribe
She works at McDonald's as a shift leader
Her boyfriend, dropped out of school after the 6th grade, he goes by the name Skeeter
They take their showers...
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Categories:
paydays, funny, girlfriend-boyfriend, social, 6th
Form:
Fort Laramie - a Trooper's StoryAt dawn the bugle's piercin' call roused troopers for another wretched day,
Of curryin' horses, shovelin' manure, drillin', guard duty and gatherin' hay!
Another day of bellerin' sergeants and pompous officers that they must obey!
This and more for a mere thirteen bucks a month - a private's...
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Categories:
paydays, military,
Form:
Rhyme
Two Faces At the Same Time
She looks like a Mede,
talks like a Persian
Got Democrat soft bray skin,
but underneath is
hard tusk tongue Republican
Girl Pharaoh-day
loves to zombie talk Friday,
while sleepwalk listening on Monday
Talking pretty contentious,
looking glossy pretentious
Her Primary job
is to give
handouts of payless paydays
Looking mascara pretentious,
talking lip rouge contentious
Girl Pharaoh-day
is...
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Categories:
paydays, allegory, imagery, satire, word
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
No Terror By Night Or Arrow By Dayno terror by night or arrow by day can devour or destroy me or lead me astray
the devil gets played as prophets get paid
diminsihed is darkness as light takes the stage
rebellion and rage turn to love,law,and order
another dummy gets dropped
another demon gets murdered
they get lost...
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Categories:
paydays, religionday, me, night, day,
Form:
Rhyme
All I Want For ChristmasAll I want for Christmas,
is fairness for all,
when one falls down,
they will get that bailout call.
Plenty to eat,
and warmth all around,
happiness in their household,
a little help when their down.
Able to buy the presents,
their children really need,
and remembering it is the season,
for giving, not greed.
Some get...
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Categories:
paydays, fantasy
Form:
Narrative