You Too? Me Too - Why Not? Soda Pop?

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I.am
look
ing.at
the.Co
caCola
bottle
which.is
green.wi
th.ridges
just-like
c....c....c
o.....o.....o
l.......l.......l
u.......u.......u
m......m......m
n........n........n
s..........s..........s
and..on..itself..it..says

COCA-COLA
reg.u.s.pat.off.

exactly..like..an..art..pop
statue...of..that..kind..of
bottle..but..not..so..green
that...the...juice...inside
gives..other..than..the.co-
lor..it..has..when..I..pour
it.out..in..a..clear..glass
glass..on..this..table..top
(It’s..making...me..thirsty
all...this...winking....and
beading.....of...Hippocrene
please.let.me.pause..drink-
ing....the....fluid.....in)
ah!.it.is.enticing.how.each
color.....is....the....same
brown...in...green...bottle
brown...in..uplifted..glass
making...each...utensil..on
the...table..laid..a..brown
fork..in..a...brown...shade
making..me..long..to..watch
them..harvesting..the..crop
which..makes..the.deep-aged
rich.brown.wine.of..America
that.is.to.say..which.makes
soda....................pop


-Robert Hollander (1968)

Comments

LEE BIEN said…
My children share the same identity in so many ways! I don't know what I'd do if any of you ever switched to a different brand of soda. Did I just use the word soda? I must be living in the northwest.
Love,
Mom
2/21/08, 8:37 AM
Laurel said…
Must

get

a coke.


:) I loved that! It's pieces of writing like this that make me wish I were a more creative writer.
2/21/08, 10:31 AM
Dottie Stay said…
You are going to hate me, but I have to admit that I am a Pepsi fan. Will you still be my friend?
2/21/08, 7:02 PM
Karin said…
I always forget to look at your top ten. This is a great one! At first I was impressed with your ode to Presidents day. But I have to admit, I am not the movie buff my siblings are, and I don't even recognize 1/2 the names, let alone the movies they were presidnets in...
2/21/08, 9:08 PM
Alicia said…
I swear I commented on this last week! AH-- where did it go? Frustrating... Anyway, (again) I wish I had this poem when I was trying to teach shape poetry to my Creative Writing classes. It's genius.
2/25/08, 11:31 AM
Michelle said…
I have a hard copy that shows the shape a bit better. I'll get it to ya :)
2/25/08, 2:48 PM
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