(a poem in Haiku and Senryu)
Draw a stick figure
future - sadly diminished
and chaos ransomed.
Paint the landscape
with the sweltering glare
of global warming.
Add micro-plastic
and forever chemical
flavorings to taste.
Come share this
with me - let kisses heal and
soft whispers inflame.
Some locks need two keys
to open, some heavens can
be reached by mortals.
.
.
A song for this:
All Gone Away by The Style Council
in this world of fake things
Nothing is more fake
Than the food we eat
Most of the fake food crap we eat
Is nothing but chemicals
And flavorings
Added to a small amount
Of real food
All packaged and sold
And marketed
Scientifically designed to taste good
So we eat the poisoned food
And get sicker and sicker
While the food industry giants
Make obscene profits
Selling us poison
Citrus scented sprayed bouquets
blend peach with mango smoothies
tempting tongue with apricot flavorings.
Lay the salad colors over the green
with crisp robust carrots
butternut squash and orange blossom honey.
It no longer holds true,
orange is not ordinary
its the new black you know
as tangerine dreams take hold.
All natural flavorings good
Especially added to teas, food
Beaver's castor gland
Is source of such a flavoring
Used in candy unwavering
Now starved after
Sponsor:Black Eyed Susan
Contest: Tail Rhyme Time
SAFE BUT BORED
First it was cigarettes and their warnings about survival
From no less a person than the surgeon general.
Then bottles of beer with brief messages polite
About shortened life, or complications with eyesight.
All are important, but only the thin end of the wedge:
For now there’s no comforting seat, we’re all on edge -
About MSG, and food genetically-modified,
Colorants and flavorings - all E-number certified,
Bread which now has no salt, and no nut in,
No sugar, no starch, and also no glutin,
Tasteless hamburgers that state on the package
This burger contains no meat, need not be kept in fridge.
No animals were killed in making this sausage -
(And none which died naturally ether, if I’m any judge).
Colas which increase risk of ADS, so students can’t think;
Caffeine-free coffee, and an alcohol-free vodka drink.
My GPS tells me driving over 55 mph can shorten my life:
So can a swim in Lake Erie, observes my wife.
I am fully warned, and fully safe, and all in accord,
But life is zestless and I am fully bored.
Looking for the formal definition, structure, and history of this poetry form? Visit the Poetry Dictionary entry below. Then return to explore how PoetrySoup members bring the form to life through their own poems.