Coining A Phrase

Penny for your thought? Sorry, all I got.

One earned saved shiny secrets kept;

bright copper rain from heaven wept.

Gimme a nickel I’ll try to tickle 

your funny bone plug out of breath;

my wooden laughter, dimed to death.

Life turns on a dime ~ does it all the time.

A dozen decisions will spin

around ‘n round one coin so thin.

Given no quarter, just have to barter ...

pounder costs way more than two-bits,

‘n all you get are nasty s***s!

Change fills our live’s jar ~ then off to Coinstar.

A dollar waitin’ on a dime

can’t spare a pocketful of rhyme.

2022

Author's Note

My apologies to the restaurant in question ... but it’s the truth!

This is a form called Bi-trillets that Richard🖌 developed. I feel like it works well with humorous subjects. Especially for a poet like billigami who’s got a pocketful rhyme.

Reviews

[lightsong]

How come I am not here? I can swear that I read it before. "Coining A Phrase"? someone taught me to pay with words, after all we have a countless bankaccount of words! wow how rich we would be! imagine each word i a dollar and we pay with it lol. how easy our lives would be, still... true worth is the true Money, which are WORDS. how your creative mind comes with such interesting thoughts and ideas, sure your humorous adds another flavor!

[William Michael Reeves]

Humor is a good flavor. Poetic spice. I like to think someone would read my pages and end up riding a roller coaster of ideas and emotions. I feel I would be good at being an 'ad-man'. Writing slogans and getting rich 🤑. I feel rich. I have so many valuable syllables in my account from you and the poets here in the cafe. I might be willing to forgive your debt incurred by not reading this poem right away, but in the future I recommend having overdraft insurance to cover my pain when you default on the reviews you owe me.

I thought you just didn't think much of this one so politely left it alone. Thanks for the nice review tendered.

[Alla Antsis]

Love the "Coining A Phrase" light, funny, sad, life.... Thank you for sharing, William!

[William Michael Reeves]

You're welcome Alla. Glad you could spare a dime of time for my rhyme. That's a bargain for a laugh I figure. Thank you!

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

Life is about change, literally and figuratively. In the end, it seems we are always shortchanged. The trick is in learning to let go and learning to laugh about it. C'est la vie.

[William Michael Reeves]

If we get shortchanged then we have to dip into our accounts and withdraw some healing. Life is a balancing act, gotta keep the coin spinning to stay upright. Thanks Linda

[Cherrie]

I've been so busy since Thanksgiving and haven't reviewed very much. But I like how your style and train of thought matches this creation.

[William Michael Reeves]

Me too! Working six days a week. Writing a lot but hesitate to post anything with no time to reply in kind. I appreciate you sharing your spare time with this and gladly pocket your words in my bank. I'm rich!!

[Ken Simm.]

I would give all my shapnel and all my loose review to this astonishing piece of whimsy.

[William Michael Reeves]

And I would pocket your loose reviews and exchange them for Bitcoin, which I'm sure you could spare. But to be fair, ask for your shrapnel I would never dare. Thank you Ken, for these shiny words you share!

Billigami

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

A well written humorous poem! Well penned!

[William Michael Reeves]

Well pennied you mean? Nice too see your avatar! Thanks for reading. Been busy, but I think I'll be back to read and share soon. I have a bunch of poetry I need to unload. Time. If only ...

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Been busy also! I have not written anything for some time now!

[willweb]

They do (whoever they are) say that change is inevitable so I guess we will always need a Coinstar somewhere nearby. Or a truckload of jars. Very clever my friend.

[William Michael Reeves]

They are they who say they are as they lug their jug 'n jar to Coinstar. Thanks

[Patricia Wedel]

dear William Michael.. a Silver Dime is a Treasure that lines a rain Cloud when doubts begin to gather in Thunder and Lightening Storms.. where Prayers are Born. gently, Pat

[William Michael Reeves]

I like your gentle impression Pat. So many ways life turns on all those dimes. Storms are on my mind often and was one of the things I considered thinking about that phrase we all use. Thank you

[Patricia Wedel]

My best Education is a Poetry Site where Eagles gather to pen their Wisdom in flight. I appreciate your Art of viewing the Earth. gently, Pat

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

There is a time and place for everything. All we can do is followew our hearts. Even though I go through dry spells I know I will be writing till I die. If You heart tells you it is time to hang up the written heart then best of luck to you on your new journey,

[William Michael Reeves]

I'm not so much going through a dry spell as just been pulled away from the cafe by new routines and a job. I've been writing but hesitate to post anything because I don't have the time to reply and then read and review. I want to be sincere in my understanding of the poetry I read and feelings about it. That takes time. I know you know what I mean. My mind and pen are not dry, and like you will probably have a pen in hand when I die. Things are settling down for me though, and I'm starting to write my way back. Picking a poet or two to catch up on as I can. Finding inspiration. I hear what you're saying and the fact that you've reached out to me is adding to that inspiration. It means a lot to me Dale. Thank you!

[Coyote Poetry]

Hello Williams. I quit making decisions. I retired now in early September.
"Life turns on a dime ~ does it all the time.
A dozen decisions will spin
around ‘n round one coin so thin"
I understand the above lines. I was a manager of many businesses. Now my hard decisions. What will cook for myself today? Hello from Michigan and thank you for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[William Michael Reeves]

I'm not buying that for a second! You who are one of the most prolific poets I've read has to decide daily which words to use and what subject to write of. What's for dinner there in Michigan ... food for thought?

I give thanks that you survived life and achieved the milestone retired!

[Coyote Poetry]

Hello Williams. I am a good cook. I was a head cook of a fancy restaurant in my young days. Now I have time to eat properly. You are right. Still making decisions.