I Am Speedytomzalez Poet Light Verse

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 July 9, 2017 at 10:34 PM Nice rhyming and fun context.

Sofia Ra March 22, 2017 at 12:09 PM Well done great job with this poem I Am Speedytomzalez March 24, 2017 at 1:29 PM Thanks Sofia. Really like you "wish to the moon" your poetry is quite moving Tom

Doug Vinson March 21, 2017 at 3:55 PM Ha! Well done indeed, Tom. Glad to see you kept working on this beast. : ) I Am Speedytomzalez March 24, 2017 at 1:30 PM Indeed Doug! A good poet should realise when he needs to sto

Cheryl Hoffman March 20, 2017 at 8:56 PM Congratulations on giving an inanimate object a humorous personality! Enjoyed~Che :) I Am Speedytomzalez March 21, 2017 at 2:32 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 March 19, 2017 at 6:59 PM Bravo! Congratulations on a brilliant write I Am... I Am Speedytomzalez March 20, 2017 at 1:23 PM Thank you so much for the encouragement Tom

Phillip Garcia March 19, 2017 at 5:36 PM This is spectacular. Truly. Congrats, thumbs up, etc I Am Speedytomzalez March 20, 2017 at 1:24 PM Thank you so much for the encouragement. Really appreciated. Tom

Connie Marcum Wong March 19, 2017 at 4:32 PM This is truly delightful and so creative. Congratulations on your deserving first place! I Am Speedytomzalez March 20, 2017 at 1:24 PM Very kind. Thank you very much. Tom

John Lawless March 19, 2017 at 4:19 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 March 20, 2017 at 1:26 PM Fantastic megaphone too. Thanks John!

Doug Vinson February 24, 2017 at 5:14 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.