Chain Poem 6 - If I was a millionaire

Kavitanjali Chain Poem
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If I was a Millionaire

What would I do if I became a millionaire
Perhaps buy a cottage in the country, for us to share
Where we would awaken to the song birds call
Watch the leaves change colour in the fall
Sit on the porch in the sun
Seeing the world go by, and having fun

~Tango~

Now you‘ve given me food for thought,
A millionaire? Something I’ve never been;
The cottage definitely has to be by the sea;
If we can arrange that, I’m most certainly in!
After several days.. we’d most likely get bored,
Maybe a sailboat would be in store?
Leisurely days.. nights under the stars..
Mmm , I ask you…who could ask for more?

~Twilah~

Your dream cottage seems to be very remote.
I'd fear all the hunters in my fur coat.
Cooking with wood and all that entails
Would be very hard on my acrylic nails.
And I'm afraid I would have to travel quite far
To shop at the mall in my new sports car.

~Marilyn Gordon~

C'mon, girl, it's time to get real,
This is a once in a lifetime deal!
Off with the coat! and the acrylic nail!
The thought of all that just makes me pale.
As for the sports car, it sure is a pity,
Perhaps you'd better stay in the city?

~ Twilah ~

Just think of all that country air, filled with the ozone of the sea
Being woken in the dawn , by the waves crashing on the shore
The crying of the gulls searching for food evermore
Breakfast then out in the boat
Cruising around islands ever so remote
Playing a fresh fish on a rod, and line
Going ashore and cooking it in a fire
Oh it tastes so fine

~ Tango ~

Cook the fish? You must be kidding !
I'll have chefs & maids to do my bidding
Laziness is what I shall wallow in
At most, I may chew the food before swallowin'

This idea of being a millionaire
Is something I really dig
When there are millions to dream about
I'd rather fantasize BIG

~ W ~

Then cuddle your head on my shoulder dear
And lets go in my luxury yacht away from here
Away from life's hurry and flurry and worry
Lets go and make merry
Away from this earth's shadow and gloom.
To a world of fair weather
Let's float off together
Where the roses are always in bloom.

~Neera~

So into the boat let us go
Sail away to Monte Carlo
Play on the tables, and the machines
If we win big, I will fulfill all of your dreams
Eat nothing but the finest caviar
Take the penthouse suite, and sleep with out a care

~Tango~

what do you mean 'if we win big'?

we don't have to wait anymore to dance the jig

we are millionaires in this dream, dear

the caviar / penthouse time is already here

~ W ~

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride

If we're rolling in money, why on terra firma reside?

Lets buy a jumbo jet and make it our home

Like free birds across the skies we may roam

Away from the madding crowd, dust ,smoke and din

Peacefully above the clouds we'll sip lime n gin.

~ Mishi~

We could fly to a tropical paradise
Sit under a palm tree sipping rum, coke, and ice
Go out in a glass bottom boat on the lagoon
What the brightly coloured fish, dance to their own private tune
Then dance the night away, to the island guitars
Watch the rich and famous arrive, and leave in their luxury cars
Then spend the morning lying in bed
Listening to the surf pounding on the reef, in my head

~ Tango ~

Sour Grapes !

" If I were a Millionaire" ?
Sorry, I am not with you there;
No, not for me, the seaside cottage and luxury yacht!
I'll be far too worried, as a matter of fact.

"The Income-Tax , the Super Tax " and of course
"Aren't the Shares diving down in the bourse?"
"Me and my dough are not safe", is my hunch
"My burly bodyguards, are they really good at a crunch ?"

No, no , not for me the millions !
I don't want worries in zillions !
You have guessed it right, my Reader Fair
I shun the money only because it's not there !

Kalyan

From the not too enthusiastic response
that this chain poem has got
One wonders about money and poetry
and this is my stream of thought -
Why doesn't the theme 'money'
make poetry flow from pens ?
Wealth is craved for and sought after
Paramount in our scheme of things, hence
one would expect riches would make
poets fancies take flight
And make them copiously write
When they do, about love and hate
friends and mate
About justice and beauty
valor and duty
Volumes are written
even about wars and riots
Why does wealth alone take
the poetry out of poets?

Though we are starting the next chain
You may have more to say, so,
this chain is being left open
and can simultaneously be made to grow

~ Editor ~

Money and art can never go together

Or Van Gogh wouldn't have died a pauper

What sells is only politics and lies

And empty words in artistic disguise

So Kavitanjali has more than passed the test

You have genuine poets...just as I guessed

Money doesn't seem to really interest them

Only ink and paper...and some inspiration

~Swati Chandran~

Money I think can't buy anything
Money is not the one which adds luv to lives
Money is not that fulfills our dreams
Money is not what we aim for
Spreading luv is what we should think about
Money alone has no place
Without luv nothing can work
Luv is the messenger of us all
Well at last I can say
Give a small amount of luv
And u get back thousands of times more than that
Though it cannot be traded
But it can be sent to your loved ones.

~Guneet Kaur Gulati~

Honey it's the money that pays all the bills
those sweet smelling greenbacks that buys all those frills !

Love, we do need, but also need money to sustain love
Otherwise love'll be missing, and a push could become a shove !

So, a millionaire I'd love to be, with a cottage by the sea
Keep those acrylic nails, sports car , you can share with me !

We'll help those others, who're in love but can't live
With a little help, some money, and a big heart that wants to give !

Mahesh Laxman

Money corrupts, ravages and robs the soul
Why in that vile stuff do men want to roll?
For thirty pieces of silver, their gods men have sold.
Midas, lost his beloved child as he hankered after gold.

   Princes, paupers, pretty maidens-et all,
   Time and again to this evil did fall.
   Those that live only to amass silver and gold
   On Life's true meaning do lose their hold.
   And those that with their lot content be
   Shall Love , Peace and Joy in their lifetime see

~ Tabu ~

o you dreamers how poor you are

you have a million and cant go far

thinking of settling in a countryside

taking your car for a dusty ride

think of those who have nothing to eat

their blood goes water in the simmering heat

if i were a millionaire then it is certain

that i wont be living in the bamboo curtain,

shall be out on the street to feed the poor

otherwise i'm better a pauper than a millionaire.

san362xena

Quite right you are, your words are true

Those who think like you are quite few

I've learned my lesson, now you can be sure

That if I get a million I'll help the poor

For they need the money more than I do

But surely I can enjoy a bit too

I think a million is more than sufficient

To make my life much more pleasant

Its not materialism to which I refer

Instead, simple things I prefer

Going to vacations by flight

Hearing the sea rolling in at night

And meetings with nature are things that cheer me

So God, I wonder if you hear me??????

~Vidur S~

I'd Quite Not Agree, My Dearest Friend,
An Opportunity Like This, Is Truly Godsent!
In Millions I'd Roll, I'll Make It Huge;
And Dive In Green Notes, Like Uncle Scrooge.
You Know, One Million Can't Satisfy Me To Lees;
Just Like A Belle Dame Who Will Only Tease!
Still, Coming To Think Of It, I'm Sure
If I Were A Millionaire, I'd Still Want More!!
And In A Quest To Fulfil My Dreams
I'd Invest In A Policy, The Best Which Seems.
And Then I'll Visit Kavitanjali, And Do The Rhyme,
And Make Another Million, In Just No Time!!
~ Rachit Arora ~

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