balloons

I like them too, although I think that they ramp up in quality, 3 being the best: http://www.abctales.com/story/spack/advice-for-balloons-3 The balloon message as a totem for everyone's aspirations is great. I wonder if they could be smooshed together into one big poem, using i, ii, and iii to separate them?

Thanks for the flag, ladg. I was writing a speed poem where the spur word was 'balloons' and when I started writing it, I thought it would be cool for a balloon to go and do certain things. Then I thought of the title. And I liked the title so much I've had to write more poems to go with it. Rokkit, you're right. On my computer, they are all as one poem. But because I am an attention grubbing schmo I posted them as separate on ABC to garner attention. It worked. Here's the first one, re-edited: http://www.abctales.com/node/553580 Thanks! Joe

Love'em. Remind me of a video installation done by a Norwegian artist friend of mine (Norwegian? I think he's Norwegian...) - basically where he had video'd various sequences of balloons - in groups or singularly - to evocative music, drifting along in the breeze in various locations. It's amazing the personality balloons can have! Of course, context is everything... (Hmm... what other inanimate objects can be imbued with personality...?) :-) * P * :-) ( Read my blog! - www.oddcourgette.blogspot.com )

Have read both #2 and #3 and I agree 3 is lovely. I would change "unintelligent women" to "intelligent women" though, as it just seems like more of a fantasy to get someone lonely, beautiful, unfulfilled AND intelligent begging for sex. To get a simpleton is less of a challenge. Four words: Prince Of Wales Road. "I have a room for life at the Home for the Chronically Groovy."

I also prefer #3 and I do think they would be better put back together, #2 just seems a bit lost on its own.