Wednesday, January 2, 2008

1 January 2007: poetry of the day

I was on my way to bed "last night" (3 AM this morning) when I reminded myself that I had not yet written a poem, as per New Year Resolution #somethingorother [edit: it's #20]. Having approximately three neurons left standing, I wanted to do it as simply as possible, so I decided to make it a "found poem" built from the 2008 Burpee Catalog. I have a new appreciation of how sexy the Burpee catalog is.

Sexy Seeds

HoneyBunch, Fireball,
Tangerine Mama -
velvety chocolate sweetness doesn't fade.
Hot Tomato, Zowie!
Statuesque beauty with a Peppermint Twist.
Burpee is sexy!
Balboa is Blue.
White Wedding at 21.

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