IMAGE OF EARTH AND QUILL

Guest Poet Laryssa Wirstiuk



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Square meals 
are on square plates,
composed preferably
of ice cubes,
and a Big Cheese 
instills guilt,
both in and out
of the office.
Sucking up never helps,
sucking in is usually
the consequence,
exposing ribs,
not careers.
Bringing Home the Bacon 
only wears out
the yellow page
with the moving company's number,
and trust me,
you're not moving up,
you're moving away.
Chewing the Cud,
(Caution unknown nutritional value)
40 chews per bite,
swallowing dilligently
and never gulping
may self-induce vomitting,
possibly the reason for a
rising suicide rate,
but I know
it's because 
Life is Just a 
Bowl of Cherries.


September, 2001


Laryssa Wirstiuk's questions:

What do you think of the way each idea flows into the other?

Can you understand what I mean to say?  What impression do you get from this poem - I'm interested to know what it means to the readers.

Do you have any syntax suggestions?


Correspond with Laryssa Wirstiuk at
roxysurfer@att.net
with your ideas about this poem.

LW's Home page http://www.angelfire.com/nj2/laryssa/index2.html






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