There’s something to be said
for a line that’s imprecise;
like Mona Lisa’s wink,
it makes people focus twice.
This sign that’s not aligned
in parallel perfection
partners with the gleam
of nostalgia and confection.
Gumballs and a Coke lid,
iconic barber pole,
floors that mimic mirrors,
playful, even droll.
There might be message here
in tinseled frippery:
savor the cockeyed line,
seize gumball reverie.
Life can be so dark
with its arrows and its slings;
it’s good when it’s illumined
by bright and shiny things.
Yet more thanks to photographer S.W. Berg.
Oddments 