Chance Poem

A chance poem is written by using 14 pairs of guide words from the dictionary then rearranging the words to form a poem. What comes out is often a surprise to the writer because it allows random thoughts to converge. I've also formed it into a shape poem. If this works it should look like an ace of spades.

Wall Street

The

capitalists sought

ways to defraud the public.

Waging against the odds, they found

the sorceress huddled at the side of the road.

Her long braid hung down her back like a wispy tail

suggesting wisdom but they believed it was ruse to elicit

sympathy. The businessmen tried not to express their disgust,

because to them, she was a dumpy whore, with dull incantations

surrounded by stories exaggerating her ability to spew spells of

magic with skilled witchery. They finished their interactions treating

her like a naive teenager and much to their chagrin she soaked them

in bile and today they appear like damaged artifacts on the world

stage. Carriages bring the curious to observe the sight. Eruption

at the point of devastation transfixes their views. Many

sing hymns and some use humor to dispel their moods

but the arrogance of Wall Street precluded

this untidy end.

Karma seeks revenge,

however long overdue.