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Wednesday, August 29, 2007

MONOPOLY MONOTONY

by Charles Frederickson


Monos = one Polein = to sell
        Lazy unfair as loaded dice
                Supply & demand virtual unreal estate
                        Fake moola GOing for broke

                        250 million gamesters hooked worldwide
                27 trance-elations languages including Braille
        Goal financial solvency while forcing
Opponents into bankruptcy assets lost

Little greenhouses red do drop-inns
        Railroaded to part with utilities
                Placing hope in Community Chest
                        Last Chance sub-prime mortgage foreclosed

                        Wall Street Boardwalk tumbling down
                Tarnishing In Gold Wet Rust
        Infestment broker blamed for indebtedness
Get out of jail Free


Dr. Charles Frederickson is a Swedish/American/Thai No Holds Bard who may be described as a Wired Weirdo, Independent Outsider or Wonkish Ex-spurt. This e-gadfly has wandered intrepidly through 206 countries, an original sketch and poem for each presented on http://www.imagesof.8k.com. A member of World Poets Society, based in Greece, his unique poetic style has been featured in more than 200 publications on 6 continents. A gallery of his artwork can be viewed at Ascent Aspirations and his “PoeArtry” word and image combos appear regularly as Poem of the Day @ listenandbeheard.net.