Well, MsVarious, there are now TWO poems in shops as of a hour ago. I was pottering about in my fave place - The Orchard Garden Centre and Cafe on the Celbridge road, and I thought - I gotta put a poem in a shop. Of course, the problem was I didn't have a poem. So, over a large Americano, and as the baby poured chocolate milk over herself I penned this instantly forgettable poem...
Nonchalant gnomes, propagation domes,
Homes and Gardens beautiful
Bonsai, Birch, Gerbera, Poinsettia
Cushions, throws, aspirational a-plethora
Coffees and cakes among the shrubs, hoses and rakes
Feed our hunger and thirst.
Outside these high walls, recession calls
But, goddamn, they've got to catch me first.
So, I lurked like a giddy flasher, attempting the oh-so-casual positioning my poem. I felt like I was about to dump toxic waste on a kids playground, the urge not to litter is so strong. But, as Various says, I am adding to the cultural enrichment of our world... ahem. (All comparisons of my poem to toxic waste will be instantly deleted!)
And here's the proof!
Hurray for "International put your Poem in a Shop Month"!
9 comments:
Hurrah!! Oubliette I salute you! It's a nice poem - will make someone smile!! Thanks for that.
When will this madness end?!
Never! Poems in shops 4ever!
or at least once per week for the next 4 weeks interspersed between xmas shopping etc... my dream is to have a poem in every shop...
did you feel guilted into buying anything in the shop by the way? I forgot to ask that?
Well, I don't really need to be guilted into buying anything from there, I just want to! I came away with three angel christmasy candle holders :) 3 for a fiver - remarkably cheap for this shop, perhpas the recession has snuck in... :)
Loving it!
I think that is a perfectly apt and snappy off the cuff happy guerilla poem there D'Oub. Mucho Kudos and Kongraherlations for your bravery in the name of pottery! Sorry, poetry!
I thank you everyone :)
It was all quite exciting. Don't know if I'll have the nerves left to repeat it!
I did it too! See my blog. Nerve wracking though.
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