Following the model by Sarah Kay- Love letter between a toothbrush and a bicycle tire–
Here is a love poem between a light bulb and a paper fan, by me
.
.
With a flick of your curves,
you turn me on.
With the rhythm of that modest arc
flowing
to and fro
to and fro
to and fro
I glow with passion
hot
and round.
I long for you to
wrap your
accordion folds
around me.
Fanny,
you make me want
to channel my heat
to bake a cake
to celebrate
your slender curve,
your snapping
flapping
virve.
.
Oh bulby,
you light up my life.
Against you, I’m a
transparent frame.
I wish
I could really
open myself to you,
but bulb,
I must cool your incandescent ardor
because
if I get too close
I will burn.
You will leave me
scorched
and smoking.
Oh yes.
I can see right through you.
You’re not on fire;
our love is a
filament of your imagination.
I’ll wave a fond farewell
but be assured bulby,
you’ll leave an
after image.
Shawn L. Bird 
hehe 🙂 Superb! Many awesome moments in this poem 🙂
It’s so fun. I think I’m going to cut out slips of paper with various objects, and have my students draw 2 slips out and see where they can go with it…
🙂 That’s a fantastic idea, very creative!! They would love it!
I think it will make an effective exploration of personification.
hmm…. yes! In terms of personification this idea could work really… really well..
I’m not sure whether to laugh or go get a cold shower. 😀
Ah. Excellent. My work here is done! 😉
It is arguable whether you follow the model set by Sarah Kay (thank you for the introduction) or advance it. Personally I would vote for the latter in this particular pairing. Novel, amusing and most enjoyable thank you.
Thank you, that’s quite a compliment.
Fun!
Very funny. I love the wordplay in “filament of your imagination”, intelligent and humorous. Thank you.
My pleasure, sir. 😉
What a wonderful poet! Nice choice of words too!
They go together, most of the time. 😉 Thanks.
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A little poetic fun from SAW member Shawn Bird for your amusement.