........................Dandelions In Cement Cracks Poem by elysabeth faslund

........................Dandelions In Cement Cracks



'The Best Poems Are Penned At Night'


After the world has bottomed you up
like a brown bag, no label wine.
All. Day. Long.
Plopping your worn glass,
empty, on a Whirlpool cardboard box...
Absorbing, drying
all once-upon-a-time, 'Made In China',
condo-walled dreams.

Your buddy, 'Thunderbird', twitches whiskers
over glistening gutter teeth.

Dandelions in cement cracks.

Ah, life is good. Sleep peacefully.
No mortgage. No rent.
The morning brings a full glass
to hold you in escrow...

For Torquemadas
Of the World.
**************************************...
* NOTE!
But, look on the bright side!
Publisher's Clearing House
Can knock on your, uh, door!
You DID follow the rules...
Didn't you? And...buy $5,000
Worth of stuff you'll donate,
And write off on your taxes...
Next year....?

Good Morning! Good Morning!
Ya'llses!

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Terri Turrell 09 November 2009

ha! That's the deLUXE whirlpool model Elys..I'll have you know. Yes. the best writing does spill at night...thankfully..as I know just where to go for my morning coffee and wake up poem .. =))

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Barry A. Lanier 09 March 2009

As I sit here in my middle class existence eating Little Debbie Cakes and Diet Coke for lunch your inspiration brings an angst of peace and serenity to my existence, , , , thanks for sharing..

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elysabeth faslund

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Thibodaux. Louisiana
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