[photo of Peter Sellers as Clouseau]
How vain of me to write and post a poem on vanity! Ah, the obscure, vainglorious trap of being a blogging poet.
Vanity Almost Rhymes Fully With Insanity
In those days of my alleged
importance, vanity
was my friend. She
maintained a list
of my accomplishments.
We sipped drinks
and traded admirations,
looking out over a bay.
We wore status
like our clothes.
We decided, vanity
and I, who was good
and worth our time. Once
vanity and I had realized
my importance, however,
I lost vanity as a friend. A
certain evaporation of
illusion left distance
between us. Obscurity
is my pal now. Oh,
obscurity makes me laugh,
and what a reliable friend.
We get together, evenings.
We warmly review
how vanity once charmed
us, the ways in which I was
ordinary at most and not
important back then. And now.
Hans Ostrom Copyright 2008 Hans Ostrom
1 comment:
Re: Thanks for stopping by my blog. This is how I activated the "following" button: I signed in to my blogging account and then when to customize blog. Then, I clicked on the dashboard that is on the right hand side of the account. From there, you can read through the directions. There may be an easier way, but I don't know what it is!
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