Flynn's Paws: My Thoughts, My Gripes

Tag: list poem

  • 20070901-Pet Peeves

    Repetition of action, words or deed:
    Harvest and slaughter, as survival feed
    Hail Mary, Our Father, Apostles’ Creed
    Drinking while driving, alcoholic need
    Cigar or cigarette and smoking weed
    Shopping till dropping, fashionable bleed
    Online blogs, forum chats, blind dating breed

    Detail-oriented, caring too much:
    Nitpicking fuzz balls, ironing and such
    Nagging and whining, overdrive clutch
    Complaining bad food, not paying go dutch
    Keep everyone in place, mother hen clutch
    Vice grip on freedom, painful to the touch
    Victimized train wreck, emotional crutch

    Nasty     to the five senses and beyond:
    Serene to noisy, ripples in the pond
    Rail thin to moo cow, feeding frenzy fond
    Fleshy and bloody, waving magic wand
    Speed up and slow down, sleepy traffic yawned
    Young thugs to old farts, female or male bond
    Soul suckers, lab ratters, aliens spawned

    All     the confusion, shatter illusion:
    No god to One kind, faithful infusion
    Social unity, lonely seclusion
    Blissful ignorance, knowledge diffusion
    Marriage to money, honey transfusion
    Loving and sharing, blessed conclusion
    Always pondering, all one delusion

    Another attempt at a partial and forever incomplete ‘list poem’ (of three, seven-lined stanzas with ten syllables in the easy but my all time favorite rhyme scheme — monorhyme) about everything conceivably annoying to me – hum.

    Copyright © 2007 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.

  • 20070831-Top Ten Snags

    Top Ten Snags To Encounter When Doing Business With ‘Foreigners’

    10. Never expect anything in return. You will never see a penny.
    9. Imagine all the riches in the world. You will have to sell your soul.
    8. Guaranteed to make you happy. You will wait for ever.
    7. Eternally in your debt. You will have bad credit and end up filing bankruptcy.
    6. Risky and speculative deal. You will be working hard for the rest of your life.
    5. I don’t want to DIE! Please save me! You will never believe people fall for this one.
    4. Always think positive. You will be good as dead.
    3. Possibly the best investment in a lifetime. Your will wire your life savings to us.
    2. Don’t tell another soul. You might get the evil, ‘One-Eye’.
    1. Find another sucker. You might be next!

    First attempt at ‘list poem’ in free-verse.

    Copyright © 2007 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.

  • 20070831-Relative Thieves

    Top Ten Reasons Not To Give Money To Dirt Poor Relatives

    10. Retrieving property (such as a jewelry gift) pawned for the dire need of money.
    9. Encountering open palms extended upward to greet the receipt of cash as gifts.
    8. Loving your long lost kin folks, which include every stranger in the small town.
    7. Avoiding a slow death (such as foot amputation) by sending 24,000 pesos.
    6. Treating each other with respect, with more special treatment to the money givers.
    5. Helping those in the most need by donating $500.00 for a hemorrhoid operation.
    4. Instilling hope in your kin’s future by sponsoring the ‘smart ones’ for education.
    3. Establishing shelters with monthly support for electrical and telephone services.
    2. Vouching for business endeavors that cannot be paid back no matter how lucrative.
    1. Saving your pension and retirement funds for their burial and funeral services.

    Another attempt at ‘list poem’ combined with acrostic about dirt poor relatives in the Philippines devising credible and somewhat believable schemes for monetary aide. These examples are water-downed versions of the Nigerian 419 Advance Fee Fraud Scams.

    Copyright © 2007 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.