Living
Wealth
From Children of Our Town
Living
Joe Munn who has a penny
Has friends and friends a-many;
They hang around him eagerly and offer him advice.
Tim Lanigan states clearly
That he loves taffy dearly
And butterscotch is awful good and chocolates is nice.
Jane said, but no one heard her,
"An orange would go furder,"
While Billy Barlow's heart beat high inside his chubby shape.
It needs no divination
To see the application,--
Until your purse is empty from your friends you can't escape.
Cite this poem
MLA
Wells, Carolyn. “Wealth.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/108/.
Chicago
Wells, Carolyn. “Wealth.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/108/.
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