Wow, I had no idea I'd made so many poetic guarantees. I did a word search through my poetry file and found four. Here's the one I was actually thinking of.
GUARANTEED
Regardless of your troubles I can help any human being on earth 20 years
experience searching in Georgia Texas Alabama New Orleans learning secrets
from old folks who know how to make things happen my method brings quick results testimonials
from successful bankers movie stars and folks like you who just wanted love or cash to pay the rent
all I ask in return is the smallest part of what you can most afford to part with
We're now those old folks who know things, or at least I think I do. Love your 5/4 poems. And this comment is te smallest part of what I can most afford to part with.
there are no guarantees in life... i do like this one a lot...the way it reads and flows...and if my cats would stop crashing around and knocking things on the floor I could concentrate better on what I wanted to say.
nothing is guaranteed wolfie, except that i don't pay tax and will never have a day job again ssssshhhhhh!! ha ha. liberty? tell that to donald. i'll just stick my first little contribution under here if you don't mind? it's the " and it can't be love " bit that had me stuck.
GONE BACK TO PENCIL
cutting our teeth on granite rocks and the wine right out of the vine forgot the next line something to do with a locked box
i love this pencil i stole it from the library it was lying on the window sill broken ladies and broken pens can be such a tarry to carry
i don't believe in magic, but i do believe in you though i be tired through and through.
to misquote " the pencil is mightier than the sword ".
Linda, the "pursuit" of happiness is guaranteed, but finding it is not. LOL. This reminds me of another poem I almost posted, "For Certain" but it didn't guarantee anything either.
Paul, PLEASE try to start a new comment with your poems. It makes it very difficult to give feedback when there is more than one poem on a thread. To do that, go all the way to the bottom of the page, and use the comment box there when you post a new poem. And I don't believe in magic either. LOL.
Paul let me echo Victoria as I have also said this to you in text messages. start a separate thread. it is difficult enough without having two people post on the same thread. let each of us have our own space. I do like your poem. Nicely done!
my dog could die, love gone; my kids desert me, fun gone
Such a nicely balanced line. Clause, two-Word phrase, clause, two-Word phrase. The last two words a near rhyme. Would not be anywhere near as effective if you’d used all clauses or all phrases.
Paul Fowler, I really enjoyed your poem a lot. Thank you for leaving me a comment in my space this time. I am sure you will figure out the scheme of things before too long. Until then....hey, I tried to write you another email and it did not go through one more time. This is four letters lost and down the drain. Do you want my snail mail address????
Paul Fowler, I almost missed your poem. You put it in Linda's thread. I'm sure she doesn't care because she is just that way but it does make it hard on us to find you. By the way nice poem. An artist like you deserves his own thread
sorry ladies and gents. technology hates me. go to the bottom and put my poems there hu? got your e - mail and replied wolfie ( linda ). don't get ticked off with me bonita. you know what i'm like. got some weird poems for you.
used to think lots of things were guaranteed.....but i was younger then. most of it is about guts and toughing it out - love and peace and bass guitar riffs - paul.
I have an invention to get the attention of people all over the land. It breaks all conventions in all three dimensions. You really must have it on hand.
I know that you’ll buy it, so that you can try it and see just how great it can be. You just can’t deny it if you take time to eye it, you will not believe what you see.
I’m not going to tell you if it’s red, green or blue It’s beautiful, that is for sure. Its coming debut is way overdue you’re just going to have to endure.
You don’t have to know if its big or will grow You know that you want it, okay? Call in and get it. You won’t regret it. Order it! Do it today!
used to stand next to my queen when i was her king she moved sideways and diagonally while i moved slow but it was my queen and never bishops, or castles that showed me the way to go but she went too far down the board and her phone would never ring checkmated by the black queen. haven't played this badly since i was a teen.
got another one, but i think it needs burning.....too scary.
ok. all you quack docs said i'd be dead by now after many a medical row
" i'm still standing " - elton john.
got my armour on now and enough money, so i never need to bow
yes, young lady, i'm talking to you the one with the rapier wit, who ran me through
i now have an iron capapace and many an emotional miss
i believe all the tears that fall makes iron turn to rust an errosion of trust.
" i'm all lost in the supermarket. looking for a special offer. guaranteed personality " - the clash. from the greatest album ever recorded " london calling ".
oops misspelled carapace and after i asked sexy library lady for a spell check too. guess i was too busy looking at her crossing her legs to write it down ha ha - love and peace - paul.
the only thing i can guarantee, is i'll have hiccups the rest of the day. sun and heavenly firmaments are another matter. nicely done tash - love and peace - paul.
Wow, I had no idea I'd made so many poetic guarantees. I did a word search through my poetry file and found four. Here's the one I was actually thinking of.
ReplyDeleteGUARANTEED
Regardless
of your troubles
I can help any
human being on earth
20 years
experience
searching in Georgia
Texas Alabama
New Orleans
learning secrets
from old folks who know
how to make things happen
my method
brings quick results
testimonials
from successful bankers
movie stars
and folks like you
who just wanted love
or cash to pay the rent
all I ask
in return is
the smallest part of
what you can most afford
to part with
I enjoyed your poem very much.
Deletei don't ask much from a guarantee mate. if people just kept their word it would be enough for me - love and peace - paul.
DeleteWe're now those old folks who know things, or at least I think I do. Love your 5/4 poems. And this comment is te smallest part of what I can most afford to part with.
Deletethere are no guarantees in life... i do like this one a lot...the way it reads and flows...and if my cats would stop crashing around and knocking things on the floor I could concentrate better on what I wanted to say.
DeleteTad, this poem flows gently when read aloud, I enjoyed listening to it.
DeleteInteresting take on the prompt, plus good poem well written, but then if you write it it is almost guaranteed to be excellent.
DeleteI think of all the things that I am guaranteed
ReplyDeletein this short life of mine
Life? no; Liberty, no; the pursuit of happiness, no
I have come to realize that nothing, absolutely nothing
not even taxes are guaranteed in this short life of mine
my dog could die, love gone; my kids desert me, fun gone
how can anything be guaranteed
in this short life of mine?
nothing is guaranteed wolfie, except that i don't pay tax and will never have a day job again ssssshhhhhh!! ha ha. liberty? tell that to donald. i'll just stick my first little contribution under here if you don't mind? it's the " and it can't be love " bit that had me stuck.
DeleteGONE BACK TO PENCIL
cutting our teeth on granite rocks
and the wine right out of the vine
forgot the next line
something to do with a locked box
i love this pencil
i stole it from the library
it was lying on the window sill
broken ladies and broken pens can be such a tarry to carry
i don't believe in magic, but i do believe in you
though i be tired through and through.
to misquote " the pencil is mightier than the sword ".
Linda, the "pursuit" of happiness is guaranteed, but finding it is not. LOL. This reminds me of another poem I almost posted, "For Certain" but it didn't guarantee anything either.
DeletePaul, PLEASE try to start a new comment with your poems. It makes it very difficult to give feedback when there is more than one poem on a thread. To do that, go all the way to the bottom of the page, and use the comment box there when you post a new poem. And I don't believe in magic either. LOL.
DeleteLinda...as said in my comment to Tad nothing in life is guaranteed. you say it well and wrote the poem I would have written.
DeletePaul let me echo Victoria as I have also said this to you in text messages. start a separate thread. it is difficult enough without having two people post on the same thread. let each of us have our own space. I do like your poem. Nicely done!
Deletemy dog could die, love gone; my kids desert me, fun gone
DeleteSuch a nicely balanced line. Clause, two-Word phrase, clause, two-Word phrase. The last two words a near rhyme. Would not be anywhere near as effective if you’d used all clauses or all phrases.
Paul Fowler, I really enjoyed your poem a lot. Thank you for leaving me a comment in my space this time. I am sure you will figure out the scheme of things before too long. Until then....hey, I tried to write you another email and it did not go through one more time. This is four letters lost and down the drain. Do you want my snail mail address????
DeleteHoney, you forgot about death. Death is guaranteed us all. otherwise great poem.
DeletePaul Fowler, I almost missed your poem. You put it in Linda's thread. I'm sure she doesn't care because she is just that way but it does make it hard on us to find you. By the way nice poem. An artist like you deserves his own thread
Deletesorry ladies and gents. technology hates me. go to the bottom and put my poems there hu? got your e - mail and replied wolfie ( linda ). don't get ticked off with me bonita. you know what i'm like. got some weird poems for you.
DeleteI think it all depends on the point of view as to what is or is not guaranteed...nice poem, honest and nicely put.
Deleteused to think lots of things were guaranteed.....but i was younger then. most of it is about guts and toughing it out - love and peace and bass guitar riffs - paul.
DeleteSATISFACTION GUARANTEED
ReplyDeleteI have an invention
to get the attention
of people all over the land.
It breaks all conventions
in all three dimensions.
You really must have it on hand.
I know that you’ll buy it,
so that you can try it
and see just how great it can be.
You just can’t deny it
if you take time to eye it,
you will not believe what you see.
I’m not going to tell you
if it’s red, green or blue
It’s beautiful, that is for sure.
Its coming debut
is way overdue
you’re just going to have to endure.
You don’t have to know
if its big or will grow
You know that you want it, okay?
Call in and get it.
You won’t regret it.
Order it! Do it today!
lol! fun and funny and fun to read! makes me smile as I read it!
DeleteI agree with Bonnie.
DeleteI got a real chuckle out of this one. Well written, flows and grows on ya. rhymes well and terrific rhythm!
DeleteVictoria, fun poem, read well aloud!!! I enjoyed it very much.
Deletedon't know what it is victoria, but i want to buy one ha ha - love and peace - paul.
DeleteYES!!! Fist Bump! Loved this great take on the prompt and the humor of it is perfect, as well as the rhyme and rhythm. YOu rock!
Deletewhat can we count on
ReplyDeletedeath for sure and not much else
life starts then it ends
yeah. immortality is overrated mate.
DeleteI don't know about that. I'd give immortality a try given the option. LOL. But yeah Paul B, you said a lot in so few words. Nice job.
DeleteYou could be right, however I count on some other things, like the natural cycles of nature (see my poem) and the cuteness of babies and kittens.
DeleteCHESS
ReplyDeleteused to stand next to my queen
when i was her king
she moved sideways and diagonally while i moved slow
but it was my queen and never bishops, or castles that showed me the way to go
but she went too far down the board and her phone would never ring
checkmated by the black queen. haven't played this badly since i was a teen.
got another one, but i think it needs burning.....too scary.
I liked the metaphor here,chess is such an intricate game, Well done.
Deletenothing in chess is guaranteed except the king must fall, but my double horsie move must be seen to be believed ha ha - love and peace - paul.
Deleteooohhh ok. one more.
ReplyDeleteIRON MAN
ok. all you quack docs said i'd be dead by now
after many a medical row
" i'm still standing " - elton john.
got my armour on now
and enough money, so i never need to bow
yes, young lady, i'm talking to you
the one with the rapier wit, who ran me through
i now have an iron capapace
and many an emotional miss
i believe all the tears that fall makes iron turn to rust
an errosion of trust.
" i'm all lost in the supermarket. looking for a special offer. guaranteed personality " - the clash. from the greatest album ever recorded " london calling ".
Nice poem, well posted in the right place. I liked it a lot. Carapace, eh? Nice word, too!
Deleteoops misspelled carapace and after i asked sexy library lady for a spell check too. guess i was too busy looking at her crossing her legs to write it down ha ha - love and peace - paul.
DeleteI'm sorry but I can't think of anything that is really guaranteed
ReplyDeleteSo play on the theme and maybe something that ISN'T guaranteed the people think is, or should be.
Deletethat's already been used so I'd just be repeating someone else's poem. i still have 2 days.
DeleteThre's always death and taxes, Bonnie, and maybe spring...
Deletei thought love was guaranteed, but i'm an idiot.
DeleteGuaranteed
ReplyDeleteThe sun will reveal itself
over the rim of planet earth ascending
assuming no clouds interfere.
Leaves will fall in autumn
come forth in May or April, depending
as Dandelions appear.
People who were born will die
new souls will take their places attending
to business as usual never fear.
The heavenly firmament
will glow with twinkling stars, befriending
those of us who use their guidance, here.
Lovely take on the prompt. Yes the sun is about to rise yet again.
Deletethe only thing i can guarantee, is i'll have hiccups the rest of the day. sun and heavenly firmaments are another matter. nicely done tash - love and peace - paul.
DeleteOh, there are a few guarantees in life, believe it or not, mostly to do with nature, to be sure.
ReplyDeletehope this works. i may have pressed the wrong buttons.something that is guaranteed with me.
ReplyDeleteINSOMNIA 4
does sleep actually exist?
or did i just dream it?
eeeerrrr what exactly do i go on for?
more alone and cold than a lost rabbit.