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MystyrMystyry
08-22-2012, 06:15 PM
I was standing in the queue at my local bank
Observing the atmosphere as it slid and sank
The squat bloke behind me coughed up a lung
Lady on her phone with a voice highly strung

It rose higher and higher until it was soaring
She pulled it back in and tied it to a mooring
I watched the clock until I witnessed it stop
I clocked my watch, but saw in reverse it hop

Popeye was being serviced by Lackotact Jane
A stentor announcing how few funds remained
Greengrocer in apron stormed in looking sour
Scraped poo from a boot, scowling quite dour

A Skeleton grooved to loud earplug rock'n'roll
The potato sack Ogre then turned into a Troll
As his purse split sending coins spinning free
A Beggar scooped 'em up for himself greedily

Dimwit was there with smiles brimming over
And I got harassed by his stupid pooch Rover
As this terribly hairy terrier terrorised my legs
In strode the Street Clown juggling some eggs

The Purple Pantsuit was munching her lunch
Facial lines cracking each subsequent crunch
The carrot grated with rebellowing dissonance
And the apple rang out with bell-like resonance

Teller at the end sprouted fur, emitted a howl
As a Pig Policeman started to snort and growl
Two Boa Constrictors tied the marriage knot
On Zebra a Golden Knight rode from Camelot

Enter the Tailor whom on the lino went reeling
Backflipped and landed blinking at the ceiling
The Butcher laughed while clapping his hands
Somebody's Kid, head wrapped in rubberbands

A Leprechaun, Pixie, Goblin, an Imp and an Elf
Poked fun at the Giant who then wet himself
The Weirdo waltzed sadly with a blow-up doll
And Barber got a haircut - a baso from a bowl

Without warning there descends almost a hush
Bankrobber disguised as a tree races in in a rush
But forgets what he's here for so begins to cry
Spiders abseil down from their webs up on high

Next in line waddles in an obese flock of Nuns
Battling Atilla, Ghengis, and a Gaggle of Huns
Gorilla Security Guard gets extremely serious
Let me out! yelps the Bogey, totally delerious

The Gardener mows the carpet around our feet
Sowing a hedge as he goes, out onto the street
Paintings in frames come alive, like Kinetic Art
The Codger in front produces a withering fart

Suddenly the ground below cracks and rumbles
As a curtain at the far side splits and crumbles
Beyond a pianist plays piano under candelabra
He solos on his teeth, and winks 'Abracadabra!'

Jack of Hearts
08-24-2012, 05:50 PM
Loved the imagery. Loved how this devolved into madness, haha. Question:


The Weirdo waltzed sadly with a blow-up doll
And Barber got a haircut - a baso from a bowl

If you read these two lines aloud, do they rhyme? They're not even in the same neighborhood for this reader.







J

MystyrMystyry
08-25-2012, 06:15 AM
Thanks JackoH - you're too kind sir.

I believe those words do rhyme, though at short notice I didn't find the exact match in the three online rhyming dictionaries, I did find bowl = troll, dole, coal etc etc. Perhaps it's a dialect thing you're getting.

Thanks for reading, commenting, and enjoying :)

Jack of Hearts
08-26-2012, 02:25 PM
Dahl. Boll. In a California regional accent.

Not that it matters. Just an interesting point. Keep 'em coming MM.







J