Yours truly embarks on wild goose chase after elusive pot of gold

alternately titled: incorrigible lottery dreamer

big plans to relocate self and spouse
to some tropical island paradise
by the dashboard light

(the above line credited

to musician named Meatloaf)

upon arrival of my steamer.

A fool's errand finds me emptying out billfold,

especially as the winnings increase ninefold.

Paradise visage and eyes a bulge with dollar signs

whets imagination with Mega Millions ticket bought

for potential wealth overtakes rational self

with delusions of grandeur caught

allow, enable and provide flirtation

with fate to experience rich draught

envision emancipation proclamation

from penury a distant battle fought

expect the usual outcome

after next drawing to yield monetary naught

temptation for instant millions eagerly sought

human foible to reach until life lesson taut

for elusive pot of riches

streak of universal desire

and tacked clear of shoals,

where hard scrapple existence wrought.

This poor man's pipe dream

nsync with the milkmaid and her pail

where fanciful notions pluck me out
being day late and dollar short

essentially pennilessness in the extreme

story of mein kampf fortune teller
also known as Zoltar speaks machine

said contraption did foredeem

substantiated, kickstarted, corroborated...

courtesy an archenemy Joaquim

(fiend nixed) and his tall sidekick Kareem

both rogues could shine figurative longerbeam

and discern mine ill fate.

Meanwhile creative endeavors

and linguistic pleasure

thru the literary attempt

suitably with poetic third eye blind

palliative, yet less rewarding versus

garnering large sum of money

would be a dog send

delivered by one blessed angel in disguise

redemption and salvation

considered thankful find

with challenges or commiserate

and complement via words of positive kind

feeble attempt where words synchronize

readers may espy hidden puns
(and divine inspiration - ha)

within this rhyme lined

to pry poem or prose from mind

deliberate semblance to communicate

and extract idea from cranial rind

analogous how stitcher doth tightly wind

a tapestry of rich and royal hue

while twittering and tweeting

“better luck next time.”