Applying Myself
First I have a let’s-see
on Etsy,
buy an emu
on Temu
& cameras on
Amazon.
I hire a deejay
on eBay,
go on a bender
swiping on Tinder
& book a lair by the sea
on Airbnb.
After the hubbub
I get pizza on GrubHub,
watch pet tricks
on Netflix
& when my head hits the pillow
I’m still on Zillow.
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What fun! Buying a emu on Temu creates an interesting visual. What a weird shop online world we have created. Thanks for the whimsey. Well done, as usual.
Thanks darlin!
Now this poem took some effort. Fun read.
Thanks, John! I had a little help from Rhymezone 🙂
Love the playfulness and humor of this. The rhymes add to the delight.
Thanks Karen! Most of my poems are such downers, so I feel obliged to lighten the mood here and there.
Lololololololol Awesome !!!!!!
” cameras on/
Amazon.”
Are you kidding me……!!!!!
Bell ringer!!!
P.s. just had to come back and say, the social commentary cradled in this delight evidences your brilliance. Ain’t sayin nothin, just sayin.
Thanks Coleman!
Did I ever tell you
how swell you
really are?
in the tradition of the Victorian nonsense poets
Thanks Gaby!
Maybe with a dash
of Ogden Nash?
Very funny, imaginative and an inspiration to those of us who avoid rhyming.
You moving into rap, Kevin?
Thanks Linda! I doubt I’m what the hip-hop scene has in mind, but hey, anything’s possible. 😉
I have vision of emu fronting for the deejay. Fun!
Yes! I can totally see it.
That emu
do what he do
so well
Filled with our modern day nonsense and humor!
Thanks Linda!
I am delighted!!
Thanks River!
could have written this myself lol nighttime arwen thinks she is in charge of purchasing and daytime arwen is always getting surprises in the mail.
The bill do
come due,
eh Arwen?
So fun!
Thanks, Chelsie!
Way to capture our nonsense culture! I want to laugh and cry.
Thanks, Sylvia!
Delightful!
Thanks Pam!
As my grandson would say – this is super good!
Thanks Nancy!
Then I scroll
on LexPoMO
Yes! 😂
That kind of rhyming is not easy.
Reading it kind of makes me dizzy.
My favorite rhymes here are the mosaic rhymes. “Let’s see/etsy” and “cameras on/Amazon” both wowed me!
Thanks Tom! Yes I had a little extra fun with the Amazon rhyme.
So, so good, Kevin! Hilarious and has great rhythm/pacing. 💜
Thanks Sarah!
hahahaha! what great fun
Thanks Kris!
Fun is the word but it is also satisfying to say. Love “hubbub..
on GrubHub,”
Well done!