Best Sweepstake Poems

First comes orientation, so long and annoying!
From HIPPA to OSHA oh, how boring.

My first night, I made a mistake!
Oh, how I wish I would win a sweepstake!

The second night went by..
I hope no mistakes were found; sigh..

Tonight is my third, so far; so good.
I think...

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(This is a fictional poem)

My neighbor played an April fools' prank when he called me and said I won a 
sweepstake.
I was furious when I learned it was all fake.
When he said April fools', you should've heard the names he got called.
I happen to be...

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I relish sparring repartee of clever quips...

Particularly, when voicing and/or
writing bon mots doth betake
chuckling clownlike me 
rumbled stilled skin,
and e'en rouses 
this mummified corpse
(asleep for bajillion years) 
among sleepers awake,
where mine inside belly 
doth pleasantly ache

jollity the best medicine 
most thus spoke Zarathustra,
asper nonpareil persona...

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My eldest sister Amélie Beth...
ever the amateur family entomologist

Upon texting her a picture
(countless moments ago
since October ninth)
unfamiliar delicate looking critter -
(seen inside the apartment many times),
she quickly identified crane fly
agilely affixed to lampshade.

I figuratively tip hat at Tipulidae
long legged dainty insect
poised to strike proboscis,
where adults...

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I waited for you in the night
Holding my breath so wide awake 
The moon was high the stars shone bright 

I dreamt of holding you so tight
Enough to fear two hearts might break
I waited for you in the night

Sent love messengers in full flight
Adrift on...

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(This is a fictional poem)

Last week I received a letter that said I won a million dollar sweepstake.
I got so mad that I started to shake.
I know that the postal service can be slow.
But this letter was mailed to me twenty years ago.
I went to...

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