Whomever coined the phrase
'A penny for your thoughts'
also phrased a coin
one would think
and what a pretty penny too
as one ought
now a penny saved is a penny earned
so I won't spend it on things you thunk
for my word is my bond
and I don't invest in junk
I have yet to see pennies from heaven
fall from the wild blue sky on high
but hope I do and if I catch a few
with wishful thinking
into the fountain they will well fly
yet should I spend a penny
on this or any other day
it would literally be
a penny pissed away
An answer to a question I really need to know
If you need to spend a penny where do you go
Everyone would say toilet that's certainly true
However some people like to call it the loo
Some of us are lazy when going for a pee
They would mention going to the W.C
The Americans call it John I do believe
Comes in handy when you need to relieve
The expression I find most amusing and funny
Is that the Aussies call the lavatory a dunny
Unfortunately the word khazi isn't used anymore
So many words for toilet that's for sure
Unending expectations
Can lead to so much dread
Money always spent
Could be paid on bills instead
This commercial time of year
Can end in such a mare
Alcohol drank in haste
might not get you there
So before you spend a penny
Make sure you can afford
Those pretty little things
That end up in the hoard
Before you take a drink
Make sure you know your mind
As litte ones want laughter
Not your drunk behind
These are only little warnings
As at this time of year
The pressure cookers building
So i whisper in your ear
Remember to be thankful
As you look for reindeers in the sky
As Christmas miracles come so quickly
They can easy pass you by
I wish you peace and harmony
I wish you all good cheer
I wish you Happy Yuletide
I wish you Happy New Year
The different paths we are on
You have money and I have none
You are a star
Am just a writer
I look for peace
While you’re just a fighter
You’re a red carpet
Am a bare floor
I ask for nothing
you ask for more
I wait for one love
And you have many
You spend a dime
And I spend a penny
You have posh meals
I have soup and bread
You have a four poster
And I a single bed
I would not change just for a slice of your pie
You are just a stranger not the apple of my eye
There is just one thing you do not obtain
I have my freedom you just stress and strain
Everything you have yet am the one who’s happy
Is it just me are you just batty?
If I had one wish, I’d give the wish to you
Well just to see just to see what you would do
Money and stardom are not what you’re about
You might want to consider those you go without
If fame is your desire return the wish to me
For I would feed the world and not just a few
look what stardom has done to you
written by M. BURTON
To boldly poop where no one’s pooped before,
it is the saying we all adore
Yet on Star Trek where do they poop,
which deck for them jumps through
that hoop?
When visiting Klingons feel the need,
where escorted to plant their seed?
And when beaming down to search and go,
“It’s poop Jim but not as we know ”
Says Jim the captain,” I think your’e right,
bones ask the nurse to keep that tight”
But if the Enterprise’s plumbing thumps,
how do the crew take their dumps?
Perhaps in hindsight safe to say, they use
the transporter and save the day
So light years hence, when nature calls,
and number twos call star ship crews
to spend a penny in the stars, a new
convenience built on Mars?
For Poop contest 30/7/15
There was an old man named Bennie
desperate to spend a penny
Found the toilet was locked
weed in an empty jam pot
The relief is known by so many
Penned 16/06/2014
I wish I was rich,I wish I was rich!
If I was rich
I wouldn't *****
and I wouldn't moan.
I'd sit there with wads
of cash
all on my own.
If I was rich,if I was rich,
I wouldn't
spend a penny.
coz,if I did
I wouldn't stop
and then
I'd not have any.
but it was not that time forgot,
when he went to spend a penny,
a woofer pulling down his pants ,
e said is name was Denny,
but that wasn't quite right,
not any...:) Don
Re: Ruben o "It May Arrive Late -- Revising"
Moving through the market place
with not a penny left to spend,
Thinking of the letters wrote
she was never going to send.
Wond'ring if the rain will stop,
if the dancing man will appear,
Up and down each aisle I roam
wond'ring if she has e'er been here.
So many faces pass by
with a rush of the shuffling feet,
Yet not a word is spoken
for fear that two might have to meet.
Some come to spend a penny,
some to make a dollar to two,
While some just come to get lost
and hide themselves from other's view.
Looking into reflections
that are moving from wall to wall,
I'm searching for the pictures
which I cannot clearly recall.
I'm asked if they can help me
as their politeness takes a bow,
I thank them for assistance
but I'm just window shopping now.
You ignore my birthday,
Our anniversary too.
Most holidays just pass right by,
Without a word from you.
You don't say "Happy Birthday",
"I love you, you're the best",
Or wish me "Merry Christmas",
As you would a friend or guest.
Forget about a valentine,
From me you've had a ton,
And though I've told you many times,
From you I've not had one.
You hate to spend a penny,
If it'snot something for you.
You feel your money's wasted,
All my "gifts" are shared with you.
You wonder why I'm not the girl,
You married years ago.
I'm sadder and much wiser now,
You reap whate'er you sow.
Judy Ball
Inspired by Russel Sivey's relatioship contest
I tried that!
I threw in my penny.
I made my wish.
I gave myself up to the old way
I learned.
Nothing in this world is free.
Not even a heartfelt dream.
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