Love Poem: From The Workshop Collection: Canary And Her Gold Mind
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Written by: Marc O'Brien

From The Workshop Collection: Canary And Her Gold Mind

I am still  

Sitting here like an expendable bill  

With no Jill  

Wanting to climb the hill  

Where I will  

Be able to fill  

My bucket from the mill  

Spiked barley for me  

I must decree  

It beats that cup of tea  

Down at the diner  

Counter occupied by gullible miners  

Searching for fool’s gold  

Turning old  

Not even going to fold  

Instead, they debate and discuss  

Getting into such a fuss  

Until the company bus  

Picks them up promptly at nine 

To venture off towards the darken mine  

Seeing sparkles ever bright  

They chip away using all their might  

Break free lovely riches  

Stuffing pockets using deep pocketed britches 

When  

The sun starts to descend  

Around ten  

They all go in the same direction  

Released determined by their section  

Leaving only one  

Who cleaned everything up when done  

Needing fun  

Entourage came across a bar  

Where the single singer was the star  

Those fantasy diggers  

Loved the swanky figure  

Belting out tunes 

Enthusiasm started blowing up a balloon  

She monitors her tip jar   

Healing many emotional scars  

Counting patron’s gratuity money  

Not realizing the guys thought it would be funny  

Change her into a running bunny  

Who greyhounds summoned to chase  

Determining a winner, when they finished the race  

“What I want is expensive jewels filled with karats  

From you bloody ferrets  

Do you get that?  

Feed on cheese, you filthy rats” 

This did not go down very well  

Being told basically go to Shell  

Get some gas and snacks  

Think about applying social tact  

Next morning, scene the diner  

These dirty miners  

Showered with a new attitude  

Due  

To losing the feud  

Addressed the canary who was alone  

In a booth using a cell phone  

Apologized like sweet gentlemen  

Made a mend  

Before offering her something to do  

When her conversation was through  

“Would you do us a favor? 

All you must do is sign this waiver  

And travel down the railed track  

Search out any problems to attack  

You will be riding in a cart  

Doing your kind part  

Challenging that healthy heart 

Upon your return  

We have sacks of money you can burn” 

Accepting the adventure request  

Feeling like an honored guest  

She assisted in testing the mess  

Sad thing happened  

While the hard workers did some tapping  

Their boomerang never came home  

They say the canary disappeared finding a special rhinestone  

Legend now exists  

About Jill’s whereabout, since she was never kissed  

Presently I drink my beer  

With not any fear  

Knowing my Jill will be here  

Wearing a die men  

Playing Barbie dreaming of Ken  

Moral is if you strike it rich  

Ponder one thing before you get hitched  

Love is not in the money  

It's a shot of whiskey, graced with honey 

Here enjoy, a swig 

Remembering my songbird twig  

And the experiment we performed on those corrupt guinea pigs 

Who finally reported a problem  

Encouraging my Jill and I to hug, sending the message, ‘we got them’