Tuesday, September 14, 2010
One Shot Wednesday....
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It seems to me that it's easy to glorify the beautiful things in life with poetry or prose. A firey sunset, majestic mountains, a country road.....Love! But if we stop and appreciate ALL the little things on Earth, we just might surprise ourselves.
Take the above picture for example. I'm going to attempt to honor this useful little eyesore, using THREE different poetic forms....Enjoy!
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THE ODE
Bastion of Relief
Protector of the Environment
Green God of Urinary Expulsion
Whether you are...
Gathering dust in a Construction Zone
The destination of long squirming lines of people at a Concert
Or tucked away in some remote corner of a County Park
You are unfailing in your duty
The Dichotomy
People Hate to smell you
People Love to see you
But always making them leave with a Smile
You are a true....Portal of Pleasure!!
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HAIKU
Vile destination
Odiferous cube of Stench
Where is your paper?
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THE LIMERICK
You unbuckle your pants in a rush
The seat needs to be cleaned with a brush
Theres always piss on the floor
And a crack in the door
But you can "Pinch One" without having to flush!!
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If you have a story, poetry, or prose that you would like to share, please visit the Very Talented crew over at One Stop Poetry. They host One Shot Wednesday, and you can find it ... here.
Thanks for stopping by....
Peace...!!!
haha. have i told you recntly how brilliant you are...you make porta potties beautiful gman! the limerick tickled me...wonderful oneshot!
ReplyDeleteThese are anything but shitty. LOL. BWAHAHA pinch
ReplyDeletea loaf. AWESOME
sorry had to run to the portal of pleasure before i came back to say yahtzee!
ReplyDeleteWhere to begin? Genius, sheer genius.
ReplyDeleteLove it, Galen. Love. It.
:)
This the second poem that has had me on the floor tonight. But in this case I better stay off the floor - yuck
ReplyDeleteMoon smiles
Your talent knows no bounds, Galen. I am impressed, beyond belief!!
ReplyDeleteOdes to a Porta-Potty? LOL. Although, they do come in handy in a pinch, don't they?:)
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ReplyDeleteoh em gee...
ReplyDeletelove Love LOVE the haiku!
absolutely hilarious.
pure genious....really who could have written such heart felt words to the glorious port a potty!?! love it!
ReplyDeleteHa Ha Awesome!
ReplyDeleteThat haiku kills me. rofl I'll never look at a PortoJohn the same way again. You display scatological humor through poetic forms. Creative and cool, G
ReplyDeleteAn ode - a hhaiku -- and a limerick -- inspired by a Port-o-john. Smiles, laughter -- and a nod for the creativity of it all.
ReplyDeleteLOL, pass the toilet paper :)
ReplyDeleteLOL the limerick made me chuckle G. :)
ReplyDeleteLOL and more ha ha haaaaa
ReplyDeleteThis is so gooooood a tribute to a mundane thing, so important though!
Wise and cute
Great -Man You!!!
:)
Poetry about a portable shitter doth not shitty poetry make.
ReplyDeletePotty poetry. Now that is some thought. Loved all three! I might even attempt a few. Do you think it is befitting for a lady?
ReplyDelete:D
nowhere island
lol excellent stuff, only wish I wasn't sitting here eating my morning cereal as I read these lol
ReplyDeleteOh, G-Man! I am truly moved.
ReplyDeleteG...you made me "feel" for the porto.. over-abused, and under-appreciated!!
ReplyDeleteYour haiku almost killed me!!
Uggghhh... ;-)
Imagination has no limits..truly!! :)
My one shot's here...
Okay, the poem had me laughing out loud, but I doubled over with the haiku! G-Man you are so right - we should honor those everyday items we take for granted. Next time I'm in one of those port-a-pottys I am going to recite your haiku loud and proud!(Oh, and that's why women always carry tissues - lol)
ReplyDeleteYou are just too much, Galen. Truly, a poet of great talent. Bwah-ha-ha-ha!
ReplyDeleteWonderful! The ode is my favorite, but all three are wonderful. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAll styles beautiful but specially loved the Haiku as its my favorite form... Liked it.
ReplyDeleteॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
You are the poet laureate of the blogoshere.
ReplyDeleteI busted out laughing at your haiku, G-Man! You're obviously a connoisseur of the porta-potty.
ReplyDeletelol :D witty.. and yes, well written..
ReplyDeleteburst out in laughter first at the haiku, and then at the limerick :D
nice humor in ur poetry G-man :D
My 1 Shot
Never was one for following the prim and proper.....a Haiku? Something the NZ rugby side does before each game!
ReplyDeleteonly a man would see the beauty in being able to pinch one without having to flush!!
ReplyDeleteeco friendly too eh
This is clever stuff! Well written and well observed. Reading things here makes me realize we do overlook small moments of pleasure, greatness, amusement. You have done what art is meant to do: make us stop and look in a fresh way at something we walk by every day without noticing. Excellent. Thank you, Gay (@beachanny)
ReplyDeleteI'm with ya, G. Sometimes we need to take our poetry a bit more lightly. I, for one, get tired of pulling serious shit out of my ass. No pun intended...or maybe it was...
ReplyDeletethat's a relief, lol!
ReplyDeleteG-Man
ReplyDeleteIngenious all three, you put into words that I just cringed thinking about. Now this is why, I don't use these porta potties,,,,lol
cheers,
Joanny
http://thedowsersdaughter.blogspot.com/
I'd say that was a success. thanks for the laugh-these were great :)
ReplyDeleteI think the haiku is closest to my feeling about it.
ReplyDeleteyour work tells me that you are born a poet, very unexpected and stunning pieces....
ReplyDeleteway to go.
I loved the haiku, but the limerick made me laugh out loud. Beauty oneshot x3!! What a treat. Glad I popped by. :)
ReplyDeleteIncredible talent here. I just don't want to know about your inspiration!
ReplyDeleteMine is here. http://razzamadazzle.wordpress.com
Way to go, G-Man!
ReplyDeletewow g-man..you honour us...three poems for one shot....the poet in me loved the first....the realist in me felt the second...and the humour in me loved the third....excellent share..cheers pete
ReplyDeleteOkay now i have seen it all poetry for porta potties great G-Man.. :)
ReplyDeleteTruly talented you are G-Man--in your genre--as so few...or maybe none other. A pleasure to follow you--even right into the port-a-potty
ReplyDeleteWAIT! I didn't mean T H A T !!!!
i enjoyed the haiku the best !!
ReplyDeleteMercy. Only you, G Man, only you.
ReplyDeleteThat haiku is hilarious.