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In Prays of Legal Tender

Preface:
Aye do attest
that poetry may not be best
to express whoosh to chest

git a lee till bitta chump change
boot an overpowering literary force
   to pocket earning for a grange
(hmm...who knows maybe 

   formerly owned by Jessica Lange
thence might be within my financial range
even though this har chap
   moo cho decades older 
   than college student - iz that strange?
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Half hearted GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT QUEST--- or 
subtitled (IN PRAYS OF LEGAL TENDER).

Let this dog gone prime mate 
   ova simian sketch out
   his general doggerel to free
unleashing a swiftly tale lord
   of the flies - harried styled 

   brush stroke of strengths
me retracted claws, which might find me
   barking up the wrong tree 
   arf find yarself cat a tonic lee taking a nap 
   in the land of doctor ah zee.

akin to a termite expending energy
   thru wood to bore search sans income
   an arduous slow book king chore 
   thus, i spruce quest per
   my non-conformist poetic 
   je ne sais quois x cell lent

   cover letter de jour 4u2 access and for me
   to entertain as a minimum less or more
and then...whoosh into  
   circular filing cabinet ye will store
this non-formal reap ply, 
   which email will take cyberspace tour.

Pixar could nada pay enough
   for this trainer of apple chomping antz
so i wonder if any chance
   whisker of employment
vis a vis thru this contrived virtual toy story,

   qua ratatouille poetic brew
could materialize opening virtual community chest
   into a likely monopoly winning chance
such an idea generates me
   to shrek out with excitement n contra dance
just in case a glimmer prospect exists

for this self anointed bard, 
   and one who dislikes formality
of zee mainline presents 
   a brief poo whet tick summation
   sans technical skills,
   he hopes to enhance

p'raps earn enough moolah 
   to sight see arc d'triumph,
   Louvre, Paris France, 
   i offer the following poetic expression
   for ye to take a glance

and help this intuitive Homo sapiens income 
   to expand and en-hance
which byte size bit torrent humor
   without use of strong arm, nor lance
   might cause ye to soil pants
after misinterpreting mishmash

   as twittering er 
   angry bird raven rants
even part time income exists 
   worth considering, sans positive stance
   a subtle intent worth hiring 2 sway 
   au currant series electronic charge
and ideally affect hypnotic trance.

Copyright © Matthew Harris

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