- Non-Erotic Poetry
- The Birthday Letters
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Wrapping and tinsel creates inlets,
peninsulas, litterings of letters,
well-wishes, seagull fodder, recyclable redwoods,
books as doorstops,
the such.
I could give you no such thing
being the green-pieceworker, save-the-whalers,
convertor of energenetics
I am.
Besides,
the postal service is a conspiracy
guaranteed to give you cancer
or at least a nosebleed. Collapsible
dates in February fill an Indian Ocean
with salty regret. What I hope today
expired on the sixth, and what hope
tomorrow? Dairy cannot last
and neither can a birthdate. Too late
is penicillin, rot, decay, earthworms, Ash
Wednesday,
movie of the week, disco retro, cliché.
Too early, more of the same.
Still,
happy birthday, you. Put in your pocket
‘til next year.
- COMMENTS
Angelineabout 16 years agoA very smooth read, just sort of bubbles along and presents image after image. It works really well because you explore very small details. I'm not sure about "Dairy": that was the only word that threw me, but maybe I have to reread it, Overall, it's just excellent writing. Thanks for the read. :-)
Anonymousabout 16 years agoin my pocket. They are nice words, and feel comfortable there. :-)
LeBrozabout 16 years agoMuch to think about in this imagery-laden nontraditional sounding Valentine.
normal jeanabout 16 years agoIm so sorry! I haved tabbed browsing and am very inept at using it, and was trying to do two poems at once so I wouldn't lose my train of thought. please disregard the last line of my comment, it went elsewhere...actually, it didnt and thats the problem :D
normal jeanabout 16 years agoExcellent poem. The whole thing is very visual yet cerebral. i loved it!
and yes, raindrops on shoes was the clincher ;)
