The Fat Red Balloon

The fat red balloon puffs itself up

As it snuggles against the light

Luxuriating in the warmth

So prideful, it will eventually

Have to burst



(c) Tamara Beck March 11, 2013

Noises On

Waxing and waning,

Until it's out of earshot,

Lingering, a mist of sound,

Like an aftertaste, reverberating

In the air, noise turning

Much too slowly to quiet