My Friend Dale

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My friend Dale
complains constantly.
He's a millionaire,
but says he's
always broke.
He quit drugs, and
rubs it in everyone's
face.
He rages when the
world is at war,
and complains that
it's too quiet during
peacetime.
He talks horribly to
his friends, and he
smokes cheap cigars.
He doesn't like
art, and he's never
read a book.

Dale has a small
pond in the back
of his house where swans
listen to Mozart and
mate, while squirrels and
racoons share pomegranates
and waltz all night
long under that big yellow
laughing moon.

Author's Note

My recent book, Rise Up Collected Poems and Short Stories is available here.
https://booksie.chainletter.io/i/thomaswcase888

And Seedy Town Blues Collected Poems is available on Amazon.

Reviews

[andrew mitchell]

This is like live as I say not as I do. Good work Thomas.

[Thomas W Case]

Yes, thank you so much for stopping by.

[Pete]

a man of contrasts. sounds like quite a character. it takes all kinds. the last verse stands out and sums things up deeply and nicely. a pleasure to read.

[Thomas W Case]

Thanks so much, Pete for stopping by.

[Stella Armour]

What a sad person he seems to be, money they say cannot buy you happiness just as drugs can't either ....
Maybe we should count our blessings in not being rich with money but rich in values ....

[Thomas W Case]

Absolutely. Than you Stella.

[Marie]

Dale is a person composed entirely of contradictions, partly true and partly fiction, it would seem, Thomas. Finely inked, nice depiction too. Thank you for sharing...

[Thomas W Case]

Thanks, Marie. I appreciate the comment.