Merry Mushroom Canister Set
In the 1970’s, merry mushroom canisters were offered by Sears Roebuck
Many of us put them into our wish lists, along with a sponge-holding duck later I learned that mushrooms meant pot, but at first I did not know
I cherished these canisters for their earthy whimsy; I truly loved them so….
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Categories:
canister, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
New York Canister Building
Somewhere in New York City was an upbeat corner building.
Painted in bright lively colors, with awnings and such.
The corner filled with a building shaped like a canister.
colorful petunias, geraniums and daisies smiled at me from boxes.
Interesting people live here, I told myself, and often.
I sat on a stoop, watching people come in and out on
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Categories:
canister, city,
Form: Imagism
An Idiot Does Not Riot
Demonstrators in all riots
Aren’t at all full or half idiots:
Any fellow on Rich Diet
Most likely will remain quiet…
Idiots don’t fear Police Canister,
Whose contents are damned sinister.
Cops begin to consult Tear Gas
And vanish would even a lass;
For man fancies not Helpless Tear;
Once its source sights, to The Rear...
With Betrayers they remonstrate,
Against The Bizarre demonstrate:
Idiots don’t
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Categories:
canister, abuse, confidence, conflict, confusion,
Form: Rhyme
Every Person Is a Gas Canister
Every person is a gas canister,
loaded with pollutants,
goes battling against green earth.
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Categories:
canister, earth, humanity, satire,
Form: Triolet
Petrol Canister
Believe in the fire
See the flame in your eye
Gun fire
A shatter of the glass lens
Fear me!
Warped canister
What remains…
Smoke circle
UFO
Flying plane with no pilot
Tiger claw
Crunch
A new scenario
Hear these words!
Never play with the petrol canister
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Categories:
canister, science fiction
Form: I do not know?