Long Sweepstake Poems

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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