Hardly Dreaming and Barely Beaming

 Pocketing the Difference

A worker was recently canned,

Departing without cash-in-hand --

Pursuing a dream,

Fell into a scheme,

Trespassing the law-of-the-land.

He heartily orders embraced

Till finally, embarrassed, disgraced,

He shouldered the rap

For Boss’ big yap,

Developing worksite distaste.

But backfiring plots reward best.

Litigiously, he convalesced.

The gavel announced

And justice pronounced,

Refilling his empty war-chest.

c2013 by Linda Ann Nickerson
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Note: This original poem employs a multitude of prompts from a variety of sources.

• Friday Flash-55 – 55 words
• GBE 2: Blog On – “dream”
• Mad Kane Humor Blog – “A man who was recently canned …”
• Simply Snickers – hearty”
• Three Word Wednesday – “backfire,” “embarrass,” and “taste”

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