ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

Hi All

Love all the poems on this topic so far. No wonder a person is scared to post. I have rehashed my poem from last topic and have decided to re-post(?). Also had a go at the Acrostic which I will add to a separate post. I have lots of trouble with metre (LOL) but am still having a go!!
Cheers
Dot
Tell Her She’s Dreamin’ Dot Church © 18.02.2015

Thought I’d buy Gold Lotto. I thought I’d have a go!
Money was pretty tight and life was oh so slow.
Like a bride’s nightie off I went feeling slick.
There’ll be no worries mate, for I’ll give work the flick.

Good things come to those who wait; I’ve waited long enough!
Paved with good intentions … my road was really rough.
For a penny or a pound I am sure to win -
look out for me when I’m sportin’ that cheesy grin!

I’ve waited long, for good things come to those who wait;
for years I’d been yearning that wealth would be my fate.
Then at last the penny dropped or was that the ball?
Heeding not my mother’s words ‘Pride before a fall.’

But not today dear Mum! My fate is signed and sealed
With six straight numbers, my luck will be revealed.
Hell’s bells and buggy wheels, crikey and flamin’ struth.
Me a millionaire! A rat with a golden tooth.

Alas! The morning clearly brought the truth to light
Money gone! So poverty once again my plight!
“You’re dreaming, get to work,” was what my Mother said.
So off I went, the dollars dancing in my head.

Nice revision Dot.

No one should be scared to have a go here :we are amongst friends and we've all struggled with different aspects of poetry and probably always will - just when we think we have a handle on something we lose it again.
Just saw a bloke on Hot seat who thought it was the Jumbucks who came down one, two, three - and he was an Australian. No one on this site has been that dumb so just keep having a go Dot.

Thanks Maureen. You are always encouraging. Just read the latest TAT Poetry magazine. It's great. You have excelled yourself once again.

Cheers

Dot

Thank you Dot - delighted you liked it - it's a labour of love