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Ode To a Traffic Cone

Oh noble cone, knight fluorescent. Rooted, proud and irridescent Soldier, friend, stalwart defender, Stood firm betwixt chaos and fender. Your pedestal, foursquare foundation. Beacon bold stood at your station. The wizard's hat sent to protect. Calm, aloof and circumspect. A cone, a clone, in columns prudent. The holy grail of drunken student. So we salute you pointy friend, our angel to the journey's end. Magnificent, little band of brothers. No thought for self, only others. So much more than shimmering plastic, you are the one true light fantastic.

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Annette Gagliardi

Date: 7/9/2017 10:34:00 PM

Nice rhyming and fun context.

Sofia Ra

Date: 3/22/2017 12:09:00 PM

Well done great job with this poem

I Am Speedytomzalez
Date: 3/24/2017 1:29:00 PM

Thanks Sofia. Really like you "wish to the moon" your poetry is quite moving Tom

Doug Vinson

Date: 3/21/2017 3:55:00 PM

Ha! Well done indeed, Tom. Glad to see you kept working on this beast. : )

I Am Speedytomzalez
Date: 3/24/2017 1:30:00 PM

Indeed Doug! A good poet should realise when he needs to sto

Cheryl Hoffman

Date: 3/20/2017 8:56:00 PM

Congratulations on giving an inanimate object a humorous personality! Enjoyed~Che :)

I Am Speedytomzalez
Date: 3/21/2017 2:32:00 PM

Thanks Cheryl. The cones only come to life after dark and the sight of their annual migration to the galapogos islands is a wonder to behold . Tom ??

Charlie Smith

Date: 3/19/2017 6:59:00 PM

Bravo! Congratulations on a brilliant write I Am...

I Am Speedytomzalez
Date: 3/20/2017 1:23:00 PM

Thank you so much for the encouragement Tom

Phillip Garcia

Date: 3/19/2017 5:36:00 PM

This is spectacular. Truly. Congrats, thumbs up, etc

I Am Speedytomzalez
Date: 3/20/2017 1:24:00 PM

Thank you so much for the encouragement. Really appreciated. Tom

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 3/19/2017 4:32:00 PM

This is truly delightful and so creative. Congratulations on your deserving first place!

I Am Speedytomzalez
Date: 3/20/2017 1:24:00 PM

Very kind. Thank you very much. Tom

John Lawless

Date: 3/19/2017 4:19:00 PM

I have also used them as tees when I coached a tee ball team in little league. This one just caught me at the right time and had me laughing out loud. thanks for entering the contest.

I Am Speedytomzalez
Date: 3/20/2017 1:26:00 PM

Fantastic megaphone too. Thanks John!

Doug Vinson

Date: 2/24/2017 5:14:00 PM

I like it! : ) Give us more. Those five lines read very well, good meter, rhythm, pacing, etc. Humorous or not, people are ready for it.