Platitudinous ponderosity
All these nouns sound so silly
A bawdy outward display from ostentation
A twist or fold from overt placation
An act, an instance or state of expansion
Increase in size from flatulent action
Assuming what is not natural or real
A false display of affectation or zeal
Pretension and haughtiness
It’s distastefully adorned with gaudiness
Promulgating esoteric cogitations
Articulating psychological observations
Ingesting superficial sentimentalities
Beware of platitudinous ponderosities
Resolution:
(And to all those who attempt to fleece
I have made a call to The Dream Police
And if you must know, his name is Rick
And he’s in band called Cheap Trick)
To love and be loved a treasure
Thinking upon those glorious moments eternally; savor
When I think of you, total pleasure
In deep contemplation thinking of a favor
Cook a special treat, fold your clothes
really neat, listen to antique old stories
You know, that really platitudinous, boring prose
Contest: 49ER
Sponsor: Anthony Biaanco
Date: October 30, 2020
Fathers Day
They came in the grey
of that fractured dawn.
Those sombre men
in mourning suits.
Platitudinous and
ruthlessly efficient
they took him away
in an anonymous bag
Our childhood Everest,
Methuselah,
shrunken now
to common size.
Incomprehension muttered
behind our eyes,
minds locked, quarantined
from the mundane.
A lesser day dawned
empty and reduced
haunted by sullen night,
gravid with realisation.
Birds sang, milk rattled
children played.
Fatherless, we watched
him leave us.
Daylight-Kissed skin and tempered glassy waves, Sun and Moon quarreling as twins, school kids bouncing out of their homework-ridden graves. Viridescent balmy plants, stirring through Natures breath, rain dances making God molt tears to near death. Capitulators to Poseidon's surf riding eccentric lazuline coated currents, droning mosquitoes acting as constant deterrents. Platitudinous yet catchy Carnival tunes whisking through the cloudless sky, Cotton candy melting in your mouth, fizzing like an agitated Sprite. Shimmering and dazzling fireflies twirling in the star-spangled night, cerulean and burgundy hues rippling across the twilight. Summer has arrived, parading with its vibrant eyes and bright simmering grin, parading through the streets, striding effortlessly, making your head perspire, blanketing sweat on your chin.
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