A Pink Mylar Balloon
...Our next-door neighbors Joe and Kayla, just had a baby!
We saw the sign this afternoon…
tied to their mailbox…
bouncing in the wind…
a pink, mylar balloon.
I spoke with Joe, the father, who ha...
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Categories:
mylar, baby,
Form: Rhyme
Old Pulp
...It comes wrapped up in clear mylar,
like the ones comic people use,
insides faded, creased and yellow,
big red letters boast of the west,
small rips and tears from ancient hands,
and the collect...
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Categories:
mylar, adventure, age, appreciation, history,
Form: Blank verse
The Plastic Christmas Tree
...There is a plastic Christmas tree down at the mall
Every needle a perfect green.
Untouched by winter wind or early frost,
Summer’s heat or parching drought,
It stands with ideal symmetry among th...
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Categories:
mylar, appreciation, christmas, meaningful,
Form: Didactic
I Rose
...Like helium…my red rose soul
a mylar balloon festooned
with garlands of beveled blue ...snapdragon green
a yellow sun …bursting forth upon my shimmering surface
golden tentacles stretching aroun...
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Categories:
mylar, beautiful, lost love,
Form: Free verse
Wishes, Champagne and Happiness
...Hands holding champagne
Allowing all wishes to sparkle
People dancing under Mylar balloons
Pop corn with sweet caramel
Yankees caps with silver trim
Nobody dislikes silly buffoons
Everyone can ...
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Categories:
mylar, anniversary, food, friendship, holiday,
Form: Acrostic