What to do with a cup on your head
You could choose to balance it just so
Walking quite steady or rocking instead
Tip it to one side by leaning to and fro
Fill it up with rain, if it were to rain soon
Ward off the sun from baking your brain
Use it to send signals up to the moon
Or capture echoes off of a moving train
It could be a reflector giving out light
The best kind of hat on a windy day
A place to store stuff just out of sight
The horn of a unicorn in a quaint play
Oh how silly, we will look to everyone
Perhaps cause to not wear a cup at all
But then, what is a life, if not part of fun
Besides who’d question all of that gall
What a fun poetic plunge into the possibilities of balancing a cup on your head! I have this crazy image of you walking around campus- wind, rain or shine- entertaining and crowd gathering.
ReplyDeleteI felt a lot of energy in physical motion (walking, rocking, leaning), creative options (signals to the moon, place to store stuff, horn of a unicorn), and just plain silliness (tip it to one side, ward off the sun, best kind of hat).
I love when the poems are so random, just about a silly thought that pops into our heads. And you can't help but want to write it. The randomest, unexpected things are the coolest. Loved the poem. Is randomest a word? :D
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