The World of Monopoly

I am very proud to say (especially after feeling the way I did in my last post) that I wrote a poem yesterday! Annette helped me a little bit, but I feel so good to have written something new!

I don't know how it came up, but while my family was having lunch, one of us were trying to remember all the spaces around the Monopoly board. We know all the color blocks (purple, grey-blue, magenta, orange, red, yellow, green and blue), but the individual names and locations of deeds and railroads and Chance/Community Chest was harder to recall.

So, for no reason at all, I decided to write a poem about it! I felt like giving it a somewhat Dr. Seuss tone and rhythm. I think this could make a really fun children's book someday, with colorful pictures and characters and everything!

Without further ado, here is my poem! XD

Do you want adventure? You want to have fun?

You want to learn something to impress everyone?

Well fly around the board and you will see

All the places to land in Monopoly

"Mediterranean Ave" is right after Go

Impossible to get on the first dice throw

Since of course you play with 2 dice, you know!

(In Britain however, it's Old Kent Road)

Afterwards, Community Chest

Then Baltic Ave (or Whitechapel) next

On Income Tax you must pay out

200 bucks or 10 percent your amount

First railroad is Reading, or Kings Cross

The train Harry takes to reach Hogwarts!

Oriental Ave or Angel Islington

Then comes Chance, you might just win

Vermont Ave or Euston Road, either one is fine

Connecticut Ave or Pentonville, suddenly you find

You've gone to jail! Tough luck, how sad. Oh wait, it's just a visit?

Continue on your merry way. That isn't so bad, is it?

Next St. Charles Place, also Pall Mall

Then Electric Company and that's not all

You see States Avenue (or Whitehall)

Having fun yet? I'm having a ball!

Virginia or Northumberland Ave

The last Magenta space you'll have

Pennsylvania Railroad or Mary-le-bone Station

Keep an eye out for your next destination

Which is St. James Place or Bow Street

Then Community Chest number 2, how neat

Tennessee Ave or Marlborough

Is the second orange place you'll go

New York Ave or a Street called Vine

Then Free Parking's next in line

Kentucky Ave (in Britain The Strand)

Chance is the very next place you'll land

Indiana Ave or Sweeney's Fleet Street

Red like the blood in Lovett's meat

Illinois Ave or Trafalgar Square

B&O Railroad (Fenchurch St. Station there)

Atlantic Avenue or Leicester Square

Two squares in a row? What a mighty fine pair

Next is Ventnor or Coventry Street

Turn on Waterworks if you can't stand the heat

Marvin Gardens or Piccadilly

The cop whistles stop. Oh come on, really?

I can't go to jail. I'm almost done

Alright, I'll let you off with a warning, son

Pacific Ave or Regent Street

North Carolina, (Oxford, sweet!)

Here's the last Community Chest

Quickly now let's finish the rest

Pennsylvania Ave or a street called Bond

Double-oh-7 urges you on

to Short Line Railroad or Liverpool Street

Buy all 4 stations and you can't be beat

Now's your last Chance to be a fat cat

Park Place or Park Lane is where it's at

Luxury Tax is a small price to pay there

If you can afford Boardwalk or Mayfair

Then you're back on Go where you began

Well what do you know? That sure was grand

So whether you're a dog, a shoe or a car

Or a ship or a hat, you'll go very far

Around that board again and again

Good luck kid, hope you win in the end!