Sound Investment

Written for the Creative bad poetry contest

She needed to know physics

like a lawn needed flamingos.

With her cola-brown eyes,

and a beyond attractive countenance

 

the world was her playground,

she was a student of human nature

and the subliminal messages sent

were even better than the pheromones exuded.

 

The stares she received were never apathetic,

some so smitten they thought she might be a holograph,

or a painting by some long dead master.

With a knowing smile, the time to act was now,

 

her expiration date was a long way off

and in this moment she was one fiscally sound investment.

Author's Note

Written for the Creative bad poetry contest using a form of each of the following words:

Holographic
Attractive
Brown
Paint
Apathy
Flamingo
Student
Fiscal
Subliminal
Physics

Reviews

[Frieda P]

Whoa, wait a dang minute, isn't it a requirement of bad poetry, that it be bad?! Amazing what you did with those words Anne, it's good, it's damn good!

[icelandicblue]

LOL- I don't know how I feel about this one Frieda. Thanks for always cheering me on. ; )

[Frieda P]

Oh stop...

She needed to know physics
like a lawn needed flamingos...

read moreOh stop...

She needed to know physics
like a lawn needed flamingos...

c'mon, that's killer right there!

[Frieda P]

Lost my last sentence which was 'C'mon, that's killer right there!

[icelandicblue]

Ok I admit those are pretty good lines if I do say so myself...you are too funny.

[Frieda P]

The entire body of work is good, contest or not, that first line just grabbed me, but you held it and ended on a high note too....disqualified!! ;-P

[icelandicblue]

NOT AGAIN! I never win anyway so might as well have it my way just like Burger King. Thanks Frieda, I always love talking with you.

[Frieda P]

Do you really want the BAD POETRY title...ha

...float like a butterfly sting like a bee, then write bad poetry ;-P

[icelandicblue]

But don't you know winning is everything, even if it's bad poetry! If I win I'm having a sash made like Miss America. Your response made me choke on my coffee.

[Jack...]

Anne, I think this turned out nicely. Your use of the required words was perfect and the story is a nice neat little package...nothing bad here either. I really like how you wrapped this around and brought it back again like a circular thought. Very nicely done. Good luck in the contest.

[icelandicblue]

Thanks jack, same to you. She's not very sympathetic but all the words are in there.