Sunday, December 14, 2008

Green is the new Black

Sunday, December 14, 2008
We're forward thinking,
economists of a new millennium,
selling hymns and psalms on
polyester t-shirts, 2-for-1
specials with complimentary
plastic bags, stained
with smiley faced suns
and neon flowers hugging trees.

2 comments:

aucolah said...

Another fantastic poem. I love the irony:

stained
with smiley faced suns
and neon flowers hugging trees.

The word "stained" is a great word choice because it suggests something dirty and one would never think something can be "stained" with smiley faced suns.

I also like the title because it's true. A lot of the environmentalists nowadays are doing it because it's the "in" thing. Reminds me of the Livestrong bracelets and how they had different colors so you could accessorize.

djamberj@gmail.com said...

Thank you!

That's exactly what I'm going for. I'm glad it translated.

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