Tales Of A Pack Rat
by Cloutedjam

Every day the minutes turn to hours,
Letting the time while away as I scour
Through Meridell dump, no time to shower,
For I rely on these items coming for free --
A pack rat is what I aspire to be!

From bottles of sand 
From Igloo Garage Sales,
To potato sacks on 
The Second-Hand Shoppe rails,
As I search and search, but to no avail,
I must be persistent, I mustn't fail!
For I rely on these items coming for free --
A pack rat is what I aspire to be!

Refreshing the page as the hunt goes on;
These piles of dung are no good to anyone!
When you donate 
Worthless junk to The Money Tree,
Think of the poor Neopians like me!
For I rely on these items coming for free --
A pack rat is what I aspire to be!

Neoboards gifters, 
You are a pleasure to see,
Thank you for all you have given to me!
I hope one day I can 
Be as generous as thee!
For I rely on these items coming for free --
A pack rat is what I aspire to be!

What A Gamble...
by Wings1238575

Oh, Wheel of Extravagance,
Why must you jest?
Making me think
That I have a chance

Of riches and fame
(And paint brushes, too!),
When all I receive
Is a fourth of your due...

You take all my Neopoints,
Hard earned cash,
And now you expect
That I will come back!

Well, I'll tell you, my friend,
That you are most certainly right.
I will save up my money
And you'll see me tonight!

Paint Brush For Everything!
by Blobby212

Do you want to be a fruit,
Or look dapper in a suit?
You could be a carrot, maybe,
Or a roly poly baby.

You could try your hand at royal
If you aren't one to toil.
Or, for something less apparent, 
You could just become transparent.

For festivities you're keen?
Well, then, try out Halloween!
Or, for something bright and showy,
There is Christmas and there's snowy.

If you'd like to just blend in
Then invisible's a win.
Or, with camouflage, as well,
It is just as hard to tell.

We have woodland and have clay
For an earthy kind of day.
Magma, water, fire, and ice,
Can also be quite nice.

Colours, costumes, and a role
Are all under your control,
But since you cannot re-use,
Which paint brush will you choose?

The Many, Many Petpets
by Lily_seas

The wonder of not one, not two, 
But hundreds of pets,
Is so great it's just too wonderful.
So wonderful that it's something 
That no one may get,
So wonderful that it's more than wonderful; Awesome, cool, delightful.

Many shapes, sizes, and color,
With the fun or bad personality,
All for at least a small amount,
It's even worth the pet's brutality. 

Loyalty, friendliness, toughness, all in one,
Petpets are the best.
It's even worth paying a ton
And they're sure to impress.

So, why not get a Petpet today,
And if you already have one, 
Show it some respect.
Yes, enjoy the one best for play,
Who knows what to expect?

Screenies
by Indulgences

I'm cleaning my computer and
It's full of Neo files.
I have so many memories.
This purge might take a while!

I have some Pet Page coding stored
That I no longer need.
I also have some lookup codes
That are quite old, indeed.

I have a lot of half-done poems
That I dump in the trash.
It's better to start fresh, and I
Don't like this ancient cache.

I've saved my user info, and
My password and my pin
Are kept quite safe on one text page.
Neurotically, I grin.

My laptop's clean, or so I think,
But one small folder's left.
I click it open, glance through all.
My eyes are quick and deft.

What fun is this! My screenies are
All saved from years ago!
My 'pets are young, unpainted, too.
My bank account is low.

My Neofriends have come and gone,
And I recall a few
Who made me LOL all day.
I made them screenies, too!

I even screenied all the games
Whose avatars I won.
I smile, and tears are in my eyes.
My goodness, this is fun!

I screenied all my RE's, too,
Especially when they
Deposited some errant gifts.
Oh, Neo's fun to play!

And finally, my sweep is done,
The garbage files erased.
But every screenie that I've found
Is saved and not misplaced.

A brand new folder that I've made
Contains the screenie load.
It also has some drawings and
My User Lookup code.

So, this was such a nice surprise!
The screenies made me smile!
I'm keeping every treasured pic.
They surely do beguile!