BARENAKED LADIES
CANUCK ANTHEM BILLS DO PLEASE
TRUMP SNOWFLAKES DISPLEASE
The blue waves smack the shore
Outlined by the oaken door.
Stand beside the cypress tree
Throw your arms out to the sea
On a mossy cliffside you can spy
The wheeling curlew, hear it cry.
Smell the cedar in the grove
See grass wave where rover's rove.
Hear the sea gull, feel the wild
White sails on silver, be beguiled.
So far from madness of the city
Cell phone rings, no longer free.
You run inside the cottage door
Find your backpack on the floor
Dig the phone out, as it plays
A ringtone singing "yesterday"
Its Chase bank, with a suspect charge
Ten thousand, that's awful large.
Text message comes from your landlord
Rats with fleas came in a horde
Your boss says he's needs you back soon
Work has come like a monsoon.
You leave the cottage bitterly
But you can't eat the scenery:
Can't throw the cell phone in the sea.
At least you have the memory...
the car looks suspiciously like our boy Bill’s, his mother said
She walked past that car twice with his cousin Fred.
There can’t be two of them, Fred stated, of this I am sure.
A guy came by to talk to them, his name was Pure.
There are thousands of these, he informed the two.
He showed them an album with photos of two hundred and two.
One guy named Bill did it, and the rest of us all copied him.
Do you know where he is? Is he here? Asked my Sister Vim.
None of us ever met him, but he’s got a video on u-tube.
He shows you how to paint your car, he did his in the nude.
The cousins watched the video, but his mother said no thanks.
She didn't want to see her eldest son in a video not wearing his Spanx
God--good at prayers, deeds,
Sending us bills, garden weeds.
Two Dollar Bills Gift Sweet- Heart
You slipped some softly into my hand
a gesture few would understand &
no roses red, no diamond thrill—
just my tender gift of a two-dollar bills
its paper kissed by time’s sweet grace,
a promise folded, kept in place...
you said, “It’s rare, like hearts that meet”
an mine forgot how to keep its beat.
we spent no money, yet we gained...
a memory love itself had framed
that simple note, its quiet gleam
now guards these corners of my dream
Dedicated to my nurse, Miss Laura
Tyche and Plutus told
Heremes of
the Spirt of Ecstacy
and the beauty of the Carrage
they sought mortals might they too
be able to experince the beauty of
a perfect machine
all might pray but
only those who pray to
the right God shall win
said Tyche who then
turned to Plutus and asked
are the sheres of tommorrow
the sheres of now
to have Plutus say
% from a feild of 1 thru 69
1 from a feild of
1 thru 26
Factors of 69: The positive integers
that divide evenly into 69 are 1, 3, 23, and 69.
Factors of 26: The positive integers
that divide evenly into 26 are 1, 2, 13, and 26
Days before the Winter Soliste Festivals
the alignment of numberical sheres
shall warm the pockets of someone.
for a lottery win and financial relief,
followed by guidance on the general
approach to such prayers.
Rolls Royce Appears coursey " Of Inquiry"
Gamble Responsible Appears Coursey of " True Love"
"Thats right: I know that's Right"
Appears of Some Fabulously desent Peoplle"of Inquiery"
Tractor Guy and Suited Sexiness"
Makes her smile deceitfully.
Working for his purpose
good fortune by his will.
Pain is temporary likewise gain's worth too,
Though savings might be of relief from blue,
Yet its will is of grace rank;
Using a different self bank-
One which disciplined assessment ensue.
Two peas in a pod
she’s so hot
both showing off
branded shades and shoes
his arms circle her
a prison so secure
how could she not
want some more
from her flat belly
dramas emerge with Rasta son
this mother with belladonna daughter hum
a priestess or princess
he does not know
it is all part of their show
Two peas in a pod
she’s so hot with potato
koeksusters on Sunday morning
legs like pegs in African colour sprawling
Woohoo ! both peas were soldiers with MKs
one from Zimbabwe
other from Mzantzi
sharp-shooting was their skill
in past for a kill
now their drama is
for paying fat bills !
~~~~~~~~~~~
It's due...
So what am I going to do?
The funds have gotten low
And the flow has been slow
And I just don't know...
But I got to keep the lights on
I got to keep the water running
Nothing in the fridge or the cupboards, c'mon
Lord, please keep me from jumping
This darn phone keeps ringing
But no good news its bringing
It's due...
And I just don't know what to do.
In the rust belt loss of work is felt
as industries went overseas..
Bill's, Jane's and Bob's now pining
for jobs to support their families needs.
Good jobs are such a rarity and people here
don't want charity, so send us some good
companies please!
Chanting paper bills
Invites rapacious Judas
Cyclopes intervene.
Find some bank and money save
And for the future ways pave:
Good cash you should deposit
Against Hard Time’s sure visit…
When it’s right money withdraw
For spending almost a law;
To a bank go for a loan
When financially alone…
The calmest place to pay bills
Sometimes, like climbing steep hills;
Money finds security
Not released for charity.
Own she does a bullion van
Robber tries and fails as Man…
Body with CCTV,
Security-sensitive
Attention sought from her quick
So that folks might their lips lick…
All banks customer-friendly
For straight legs and the spindly,
Staff’s outward look often smart,
For it should capture each heart…
Now involves the ATM,
So, it’s AM to AM
But when you close account
You no longer really count:
Some would wear the longest frown
You have forfeited your crown!
nail clippings
Buffalo
in the snow
Damar looks
on in angst
his heart stops
field glazed white
same as eyes
Bill’s demise
1/23/2023
Tricube form
Not for contest
Watching a Buffalo Bills game Last night.
I was shocked to see a player down!
Lying on his back, to our surprise!
We hoped, You get up from the ground.
It was more serious then we knew.
As you were fighting for your life.
As the Nation prayed for you.
Praying you would live, not die.
Two opposing teams stopped and prayed.
Never witnessed on a football field.
Compassion and love were shown that day.
As Humanities finest hour, was revealed.
Michael Tor
Since his injury his Toys for Kids
Charity has received Six million
dollars more and is growing
at 6000 dollars an hour.
Please pray for Damar Hamlin
he suffered a serious injury
playing football for the Buffalo
Bills against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Farmer Bill was bragging about his purple cow all the time.
If he has a purple cow, a naysayer said, I will pay a dollar and a dime.
Better pay up then, I told him, and the cow’s horns are a weird lime.
He also wears bells on his head, and they whistle, and they chime.
Sub Categories
Looking for the formal definition, structure, and history of this poetry form? Visit the Poetry Dictionary entry below. Then return to explore how PoetrySoup members bring the form to life through their own poems.