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Gainful Employment Quest


 

preface: 
hie do attest
that poetry may not be best
to express whoosh to chest

 
git a lee till bitta chump change
boot an overpowering literary force
   to pocket earning for a grange
(hmm...who knows maybe formerly owned by jessica lange 
thence might be within my financial range
even though this har chap
   decades older than college student - iz that strange?
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GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT QUEST --- ™

let this dog gone simian sketch out
   his general doggerel to free
unleashing a swiftly tale lord
   harried styled brush stroke of strengths
me retracted claws, which might find me
   barking up the wrong tree
or find yarself cat  a tonic taking a nap -
   in the land of doctor ah zee.

akin to a termite expending energy
   thru wood to bore
search sans income
   an arduous slow book king chore
thus, i spruce quest per 
   my non-conformist poetic 
   je ne sais quois x cell lent
   cover letter de jour
for u 2 access and 4 me
   to entertain as a minimum less or more
and then...whoosh
   into the circular filing cabinet ye will store
this non-formal reap ply,
   which email will take an cyberspace tour.
 
pixar could nada pay enough 
   for this trainer of apple chomping antz 
so i wonder if any chance
   whisker of employment 
vis a vis thru this contrived virtual toy story 
   qua ratatouille poetic brew 
could materialize opening virtual community chest 
   into a likely monopoly winning chance 
such an idea generates me
   to shrek out with excitement n contra dance 
just in case a glimmer of some prospect exists 
for this self anointed bard
   and one who dislikes formality
of zee mainline presents
   a brief poo whet tick summation
   sans technical skills,
   he hopes to enhance 
p'raps e'en earn enough moolah
   to sight see the arc d'triumph,
   louvre, paris france 
i offer the following poetic expression
   for ye to take a glance 
and help this intuitive homo sapiens
   per income to expand and en-hance 
which byte size bit torrent humor
   without use of strong arm, nor lance
   might cause ye to soil pants 
after misinterpreting mishmash
   as some rave and rants 
per even a part time need exists 
   so positive stance 
   a subtle intent as worth hiring, 
to sway au currant series electronic charge 
and ideally affect hypnotic trance.
 
i betcha never red a poe sting like this faux 
   iambic pentameter electronic wire 
from a boyish looking blood muggle
   father although up in years 
(whose nonpareil courage
   to face voldemort never does tire) 
and two teenage girls
   would consider him a worthy hire 
less so to rake in gobs of moolah,
   to satiate unquenchable hunger
   games and thirst qua knowledge = power
for bits of computer know how to acquire.
 
although this cover letter of sorts
   conveys teensy weensy, itty bitty 
byte size actual work experience 
(per this older mister rhyme stir 
   lives west of philadelphia city) 
nonetheless, i hanker
   (NOT to be confused with HACKER) 
to employ computer and writing skills,
   + rooted tid bits of moxie 
playing at nearby roxy 
burrow, which prompts the following ditty 
expressing interest to apply
   mental tasks ala computer trouble shooting 
some may ascribe as nitty gritty 
on par with secret life of walter mitty 
whom destiny protected and took pity 
this merely meant to be silly 
yet also attempted to be witty.
 
no matter how many miles by car 
(actually your company might be 
   within dead man walking distance) 
this opportunity would
   not be considered to far 
to use my acumen huck cull interest
   and technologically spar 
using graphical user interface programs
   to get unstuck from virtual feathery tar.
 
iambic pentameter might be faux pas
not the traditional standard genre
   for a cover letter 
i see no reason why 
   non-conformist modus operandi 
cannot serve as mode to communicate pursuit 
viz computer repair technician
   and  paperback writer wannabe 
   cuz i love each english language letter
which honest to goodness confession 
hopefully offers unique outlook re:
   other respondents at least a bit better.
 
this pure breed mud half blood muggle prince 
born (whom most think me full o hogwash 
   to git rid of hog wort) - yea 
truth seeker for employment 
does reckon the following poetic way 
not necessarily follows formalities 
   to reply as most would readily say 
yet why adhere to conformity,
   which paradigm frowns on creativity 
which atypical modus operandi 
   to reply a positive reply and job i pray 
even if outcome per offering interest
   turns out to be nay 
perhaps because where mien hometown 
   west of philadelphia lay
boot methinks tis cuz mine longish wavy
   hair follicles fifty shades of gray.
 
no employment vitae, that may show dearth 
hence decided to resort - thou add verse
   to induce a byte size mirth 
of requisite (sought after) technical expertise,
   i possess attributes fitbit for a coach well worth
 
consideration -- so just allow me to boast 
blithely use iambic pentameter to coast 
maybe given opportunity to eradicate
   re: exorcise binary electronic bookworm 
   even casper the friendly ghost 
n offer bytes of helpful information
   from this pc host 
per computer position i saw on fence post 
with sought after salary goal
   fair n equitably per year 
that would necessitate celebration
   tete a tete vis a vis teetotaler toast.
 
so...without further ado, i slightly brag 
telling ability to conduct understand bit size crag
n reckon obsolete intricacies such as dos 
    hardly requisite material, i learned to manage 
   common system utilities
   such as scan disk and defrag 
installed and resolved dsl issues,

 
   performed scan-disk and troubleshooting glitches 
removal of dos files, installation 
   and/or removal of hardware 
uninstalling software, running registry sweeps 
attempting to remove bugs and errors
   that cause machine to cough and gag 
which invariably causes such processes
   as downloading, sending, uploading,
   et cetera to lag
and if chance smiles on consideration --
   a happy go lucky dog this tail will wag.
 
oh...by the way, i would accept a starting 
and/or negotiable salary as a starting wage 
in an effort to support this self proclaimed sage 
whose role can double up as a court jester, 
   batman joker, or jimmy john page 
hopeful this poetic synopsis
   offers favorable gauge 
in tandem enriching fount of knowledge
   more valuable at this advanced age.
 
y'all might think this reply balderdash and rot 
which may matter on par with bo diddly squat 
no matter i herald from skid row royalty
   with salient strengths being prestigious scott 
tush tuckus, butta matthew harris 
   does not smoke booze
   nor drink from a pot 
and a student he is not 
nor a gentleman quarterly kennedyesque fellow
   who would be called really hot 
yet moxie by proxy this poet of bryn, mawr - 
   pennsylvania doth got 
and might elicit salient characteristics 
   similar to a humanoid heterosexual bot 
and, oh by the way, i lived in lower merion 
   for some years that = quite alot.
 
this from - a generic johnny
   come lately jim crow chee 
can tackle the junkyard dawg, 
   while trump petting, swaggering, 
   rollicking with rod ham
   pomp ass city but
who whiz house trained
   and can use snout to play putt putt 
plus extricate moss elf from tread full rut.

this sub woofer snapper papa pooch, 
though scrawny and essentially
   a generic mixed breed
   bowled with dennis the menace
   plus jeff and mutt 
an older dog gone college alumni
   of hard knocks
   relied on powder milk bone dog biscuits 
   to hone courage, and overcome shyness 
   (predominant among norwegian
   bachelor farmers canine pets)
this diet of powdered raw bit,
   weighed heavy in my gut 
thus, i conclude air rating whims 
   hoop ping this passes windy muster
   and makes the cut
if nyat - dag nabbit rab but.
 
 
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