Long Money to burn Poems

Unquotable quotes: The Janitor, Gardienne, Landlady, Housekeeper, Portero, the Sereno and the Hausgast – XXXI  Part One

Be they so named or not in these here parts, visions of shrieking furies with Gorgon heads and...

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There was man named Garrison,
and he lived the good life,
flush with that big trust-fund money,
he hungered for the night,
for booze and bodies tight,
the finest clubs were his domain,
his bar tabs were truly insane,
his one-night stands...

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Elsie the cow was slower than molasses,
that's why they finally decided to put her out to pasture.

With Stormin' Norman around you'd tremble with fear,
because all around him was lightning and thunder in the atmosphere.

I try...

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"When it comes to money, you can't win. If you focus on making it, you're materialistic. If you try to but don't make any, you're a loser. If you make a lot and keep it,...

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Fun and laughter,feelings of a master,
smiling faces,going places
money to burn,things to learn,
lovely flat,lovely home,
safe inside a comfort zone.

Good clothes,good bones,good mobile phones,
feeling sweet ,life complete,
life getting faster, no thaughts of disaster,
a need to get higher,feeling...

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Weapons of mass destruction 
a time for mass production 
this is the way the world will end 
in silence, this is the way the world
is ending in violence 

chaos, religion, and super media 
stars in...

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Twists And Turns

Sometimes we
 Get let down 
With all the twist 
And turns in life
To keep your head
 Above water
You are ready and
 Determine to fight
You find the cost
 To feed your family
Is more than...

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30 Rolls of Quarters
Miracle Man
1/6/2021

This Pandemic hasn’t been a great morale booster,
but no hill for this stepper for I’m somewhat a loner.
Some days are as hard as “putting socks on a rooster,”
 and my parts...

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Fancy cars, money to burn
I'm not waiting any longer, it's my turn
Live a lot, die a little
Remain neutral, stay in the middle
Don't get involved, don't be a witness
If you are asked, just say you missed...

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My friends around me and on the phone,
I’m in a crowed yet still, I’m all alone.
No time to relax nor money to burn,
Yet still on my friends, I spend the money that I earn.
Don’t get...

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She was once as strong as an ox
Now she lays in a wooden box
When she was fit and a young girl at that
The boys used to tease her 
But she was still the one they’d...

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Bubba’s Away at College

By Elton Camp

“Howdy, Leroy, how’s you and you’rn?
I ain’t seed you since th’ baby wuz born.
Livin’ way up hear in th’ mountain,
Of  th’ days I sorta lose accountin’.”

“Well, Jim, as fur...

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"Headline news! The rag trade is torn to pieces!
Dolls are strewn across the streets with skirts lifted high.
Headline news! Markets are buzzing with voracious bees;
Stinging for honey, for money to burn. Sly.

May I escort you...

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By Elton Camp

Howdy, Leroy, how’s you and you’rn?
I ain’t seed you since th' baby was born.

Livin’ way up hear in th’ mountain,
Of th’ days I sorta lose accountin’.

Well, Jim, as fur as I kin tell
We’se...

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No Reason to Stay

 I had so much love for you
But you simply walked away
I was like a bug beneath your shoes
My love  for you no reason  to stay

You had lots of money...

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Watching my country deteriorate
Ethics and integrity they shut the door on
Seeing no common sense on the Supreme Court bench
Liberal leadership is an oxymoron
They’ve taken all a working man makes
And everything he will ever earn
Then give...

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At the drop of a hat, your life could change

If you win the big jackpot of ten million

You'd have all the things you've ever wished for

And every day would be bright vermillion

With money to burn...

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Settled again on my bed
I started to look around, 
another patient talking
on her phone was the only sound. 

I sat and quietly listened 
and sadly started to learn, 
this poor frail old lady would
soon have...

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It's the Ninth of November
By Franklin Price
11/9/2015

It's the ninth of November
It's time to remember
I've much to be thankful for 
I've got a good life
And a wonderful wife
Many friends and family galore

Got food on the table
Still...

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Obsessed with other’s wallets,
how much they have or earn,
how they manage to live as they do
or how they have money to burn.

How they can ‘afford’ to do this and that,
‘A new car I see on...

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There is a rocket firing off today 
Sending a business adventure trip far away 
With the thunder below 
Up it will go 
Looking to put technology in the sky 
In a late afternoon scripted signature...

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Quid pro quo                                ...

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When I Appeared on Jeopardy

By Elton Camp

When it was on Jeopardy! I got to appear
I expected my opponents to cringe in fear

For a person with an IQ as high as mine
Is rare and just so...

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A broken bird repeatedly tries 
to leap into the wind to fly away
only to have its freedom denied.

Desperate, it forcefully flaps its wings,
propelling itself to sever the string 
that tethers it down to earth...

but is...

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I Would Buy That For A Penny
 
In the 1900's to 1950's, it was amazing what you could
buy for a penny (1d), a bag of sweets was a popular buy
chewing gum, a trip on a...

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