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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.

Copyright © I Am Speedytomzalez | Year Posted 2017

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Annette Gagliardi Date: 7/9/2017 10:34:00 PM Nice rhyming and fun context. Login to Reply

Sofia Ra Date: 3/22/2017 12:09:00 PM Well done great job with this poem Login to Reply 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. : ) Login to Reply 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 :) Login to Reply 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... Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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! Login to Reply 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. Login to Reply 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. Login to Reply