Bean song

Counting beans, one for every
word you said today.
A waterfall of frozen
lima bean conversation.
Bright bean rage.
Soft, velvety heirloom beans.
Bean opera. Beans buzzing
in a thick glass jar.
Where do all these beans come from? —
these beans, with no apologies.
And why is it that you find yourself
at this late stage
so full of frigging
beans?

Comments

6 responses to “Bean song”

  1. stellasauce Avatar
    stellasauce

    I like this one – “bean opera” – very, very good.

  2. clay banes Avatar
    clay banes

    bean to my head.

  3. rodney k. Avatar
    rodney k.

    Really dug this one, too. Thought for an admittedly v. differrent poem flashed into my mind reading this: what if it ended after the second stanza? Too haiku-y?

  4. cecil vortex Avatar
    cecil vortex

    I like that edit. ends it on an interesting beat….
    -Cecil

  5. heroic imp Avatar
    heroic imp

    got gas?

  6. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    I would not shorten this poem. To me it needs all seven stanzas. I really feel like I can relate to this one. Bean there. Felt that…

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