Recycling Day Parade

Poetry by K.HartlessMarch 4, 2021March 22, 2021

There’s a milk carton
barreling wildly through the streets,
tumbling on itself,
a drunkard’s feat.

Celebrating its
roll, a clanging bell,
farming the freedom
of a windy day.

There are buttery containers
sliding behind,
taking the wind’s push.
Freed by the absence
of love or legs.

While foam inserts
chafe the earth,
to rest in my yard;
a surfboard for ants
in a sea
of wavy grass.

Cereal boxes
lead the parade.
Flattened squares,
twirling like
high school color guards
with sloppy prep.

While plastic bags
breeze along,
letting the wind make their
brown skin unforgettable;
effortless grace.

Then, metal can:
the main event,
jacketed in silver,
clanging loudly
like a stunt man.

Recycling day,
we pile and pray,
while the wind
carries our bad choices away.

‘There aren’t many transformations bigger than turning a piece of garbage into a piece of art.’ Vik Muniz.

15 Comments

abigfatcanofworms on March 4, 2021 at 07: 56
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Fabulous descriptions! So vivid and alive! Really lovely.

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1. K.Hartless on March 4, 2021 at 07: 58
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  Thank you for your kind comments. I like this poem, and I finally found the artwork to match it.
  
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  1. abigfatcanofworms on March 4, 2021 at 07: 59
    
    🙂
    
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Mister Bump UK on March 4, 2021 at 08: 00
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I do like that artwork. /that is a few of your posts now where the artwork you have chosen has really stood out. I’m sure you get some credit for that, even if not foe fastening the bin properly 🤣

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1. K.Hartless on March 4, 2021 at 08: 03
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  The bins in the U.S. are rectangular with no lids. Leads to alot more parades, and then me parading after it all to put it back in blue recantangular bin. Vicious re-cycle. 😉 Thanks.
  
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  1. Mister Bump UK on March 4, 2021 at 08: 15
    
    a bin without a lid? I wonder who thought of that one? I bet they got a bonus!
    
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  2. K.Hartless on March 4, 2021 at 08: 16
    
    Hey, less plastic, those lids add up . 😉
    
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Hobbo on March 4, 2021 at 10: 28
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Only a poet with true talent could provide such an accurate and beautiful description of wind blown rubbish. I take my hat off to you! 🙂

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1. K.Hartless on March 4, 2021 at 10: 41
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  You are so very kind to me, Hobbo. Thank you. Dauphy and the missus sure are lucky.
  
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  1. Hobbo on March 4, 2021 at 10: 45
    
    🙂🧡
    
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Little Charmer on March 4, 2021 at 23: 29
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Some brilliantly woven imagery here.
Love it 👍🖤

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1. K.Hartless on March 4, 2021 at 23: 30
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  Thank you, the imagery was provided for me, I just had to catch it before it blew away. 🙂
  
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  1. Little Charmer on March 4, 2021 at 23: 31
    
    And you did it so well!! 😁
    Am chuffed to have found your blog and look forward to reading more! 👍🖤
    
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  2. K.Hartless on March 4, 2021 at 23: 33
    
    Thanks so much for visitng my yardsale of thoughts. Not sure about tomorrow’s sale. But should be a fun ride. 🙂
    
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  3. Little Charmer on March 5, 2021 at 00: 05
    
    Sounds fab 👍🖤
    
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