Assignment: Write a poem using all of the following words:

Metaphysically crimson zigzag polyester

consequence buckled Michelangelo elusive

Futility?

Every child is born
a result of consequence.
There is pain and crimson at birth
fixed and buckled permanently thereafter.
That child then zigzags life's obstacles
hoping to achieve greatness
in a world of sterile, polyester people.
Experience gained through inexperience.
Upon reaching plateaus of knowledge
metaphysically contemplating the worlds contents
sharing and gaining understandings.
Because we strive to know it all.
Yet, the meaning of our life and its pains
are elusive, and difficult to obtain.
Just ask Mona Lisa and Michelangelo's David
when they are in the mood to talk.

-David M Cooper
© Dec 2 1998