A Little Naked Button
Posted: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
by David Pekrul
I saw a little button that was cute as it could be,
And every time I looked at it, I thought it winked at me,
It sat upon the centre of a very perfect frame,
A girl so sweet and pretty, but she didn't have a name.
I watched that little button, just to see what it would do,
I knew it watched me back, as if it really, really knew,
That I was so in love with it, and just the way it was,
But that was all before I saw that little piece of fuzz.
A little piece of fuzz that sat upon that pretty spot,
A button I once loved, but now it wasn't all that hot,
A carpet in the centre of the button I adored,
I really was excited, but I now am really bored.
A patch of dark and fuzzy is a thing I cannot stand,
A thing that was so pleasant is a thing that now is bland,
A button with an overcoat, a sweater as is were,
That vision of her belly is thing that's now a blur.
I love that little button; I just wish it wasn't clothed,
With little bits of fuzzy, which is what I've always loathed,
I love a naked button, one that shimmers in the light,
A little naked button, that would be a great delight.
O, come back, little button, shed your clothes and look my way,
And I will always cherish you; just hold your fuzz at bay,
And never, ever let the threads of lint e're get you down,
I'll always love the naked you, 'tis better than a gown.
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Top-level comments on this article: (7 total)David, I love this one! It is one of my favorites. That you can write about something so simple and make people smile; it is a great gift! Thank you for a great start to my day.Thanks Lorrie,You'll probably never look at a belly-button the same way again.
David,I loved this as well but I'm missing something here. Really, a belly button?Hi Nancy,A cute little belly button on a beautiful girl can be a wonderful thing.
How cute! I never would have thought of a button, any button, from that slant. Brilliant!Thanks Anonymous. You may never look at a belly button the same way again. :-)
Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but I have to wonder if it is a way of saying you found your love "less than perfect" and couldn't go with that.In any case, it's a great piece of writing.What a wonderful comment, Joyce. I think that is what I like about poetry; it can be interpreted with so many depths. I usually write at a fairly shallow level, yet so many times people read other levels into my works, then when I read it again, I can see that level also. I have now read my poem in a very different light. Thank you for your interpretation.
quite figuratively descriptive. No belly piercings??
David, I could not figure it out...then read your response to Lori. "Duh" for me! It was a sweet poem, but I was in the dark..."lint in a frame?!" and such thoughts got me only so far. I need to lighten up, I think! So glad to be reading your poems again. I came here to get a link for your name, now on a new blog, and will link your name to Searchwarp. If you prefer a different link, just let me know. I miss SW, but do read articles by others...and hope to be back writing on SW again, sometime.
Hello sir! How are you doing?At last I came back to searchwarp after long gap. I have already posted an article today.Good to see your yet another interesting poem. I quite enjoyed it. It was very funny also.I may need another poem from you for my publication candles. I hope you remember that your poem has already been published in candles and I had marked a copy to you too.Anyway keep writing wonderful and insightful and also fun filled poems to keep the readers awake as always.May God bless you.
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