Chilling Reality

Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, NaPoMo 2009, Poetry, humor, whimsy

NaPoMo poem #13

This is the thirteenth of the poems I will be writing each day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.

It’s a bit of poetic whimsy inspired by a Wordle posted on the read write poem site.

• NOTE: these poems will all essentially be early drafts, so edits may occur after their initial posting.

 

Chilling Reality

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the green ice machine
in the room
by the hotel pool

you know the one
that produces
the briny tasting cubes
with the acute odor of cod

well somehow
it single-handedly
achieved singularity
around 11:00 PM
last night

and
in a jubilant frenzy
ran down the stairs
freely spewing its contents

then it burst
through the main lobby
and slipped
out the front door

but before it departed
it proceeded to impugn
the candy machine
claiming it was a changeling

insisting that in fact
it was a cigarette machine
only masquerading
as sweet
and innocent

but I’m not certain
that ice machine
can be trusted

granted
it’s cool

but I always thought
something was fishy
about that apparatus
and always
took what it said
with a grain of salt

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rob kistner © 2009

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• you can find other NaPoMo offerings at read write poem

 

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Permalink | Comments (10) | Apr 13, 2009

10 Responses to “Chilling Reality”

  1. sarah Says:
    April 13th, 2009 at 2:19 am

    Lol, I love it :-) Clever and funny.

  2. angie Says:
    April 13th, 2009 at 11:04 am

    Hilarious!
    Oh, my:

    “granted
    it’s cool”

    very clever… ;)

  3. Liz at Yips and Howls Says:
    April 13th, 2009 at 11:18 am

    Very imaginative and witty.

  4. wayne Says:
    April 13th, 2009 at 3:23 pm

    can’t add much to other comments…very good as usual

  5. Katherine Says:
    April 13th, 2009 at 5:24 pm

    Lovely to read. (:

  6. Pam Says:
    April 13th, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    I wouldn’t trust that ice machine either. Very creative and congrats on using all ten words.

  7. Gavin Says:
    April 13th, 2009 at 7:47 pm

    They always make that nasty purring clunky sound. What fun!

  8. gkgirl Says:
    April 14th, 2009 at 4:32 am

    i really, really enjoyed this.

    :O)

  9. Catherine Says:
    April 16th, 2009 at 3:10 am

    That’s a very imaginative use of the words, I really enjoyed it

  10. Rob Kistner Says:
    April 16th, 2009 at 3:48 am

    Catherine -

    Thank you… ;)

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