Shimmer

A shimmer in the road provokes an imaginative response

I saw a shimmer in the road

What it was I didn't know

It was round and flat, shiny blue and green

I had to look

It could be anything!

Did someone lose a necklace?

Wouldn't that be funny?

I could take it to the pawn shop

To make some quick money

Or maybe its a dragon scale

That fell out of the sky!

I must have missed the great beast

As he soared gracefully by

It could be an amulet

That transports you to another world

Where magic is the realest thing

And there's castles made of pearl

OOOH!  What if it's an alien ship

Crash landed from outer space?

With tiny vicious beings

Sent to destroy the human race

Or, maybe it's a compass

But not with normal mechanics

Instead of pointing North and South

It locates moons and planets!

What if it is full of life

Like a small primordial pool?

Where awesome creatures are forming

That would be so cool!!

When I got close enough to see what it was

I had to laugh and that's because

It seems the shimmer in the road

Was a bunch of flies

Eating a toad

Author's Note

True story. This is how my brain works, guys.

Reviews

[ReedWrite]

LOL. I love this poem...and I love how your mind works. I've often told my brother that we don't think alike. He thinks like a rifle shot...straight to the point...direct. I'm a shotgun blast. I'm just all over the place...all the what if's...all the possibilities. I think you're a shotgun too! Great poem. Thank you for the post.

[D Connolly]

Thank-you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it

[Lydia Shutter]

This is so funny. I can relate because I would have speculated in much the same way only to find out it was gross roadkill! Nice rhyming. Good flow. I enjoyed it. Lydi**

[D Connolly]

thanks Lydi!

[Miranda Richard]

I love your rhyming pattern! I feel like it's similar to my own. Amazing piece. The last couple stanzas were my favorite. Very creative.

[D Connolly]

thank-you very much

[HeyJadeXO]

This is a fun piece. I really do think of that many possibilities !

[D Connolly]

thank-you!

[Chase Weik]

This was so good! I loved how I knew what would happen at the end, but you made the journey to the end of the poem very entertaining. So glad that you shared this with us! Keep it up!

[D Connolly]

Thank-you Chase :) Have a great weekend

[D Connolly]

LOL the day I find an alien ship in the road, I'm getting on and going home! Sorry guys, my research will be complete... Thanks for the review :)

[Neal S]

This is great! Wile I was reading this I just had a huge smile on my face. Knowing that it was probably just going to be something very ordinary in the road. This absolutely 100% shows off how ones brain can take things to a totally new level. Reminds me of Shel Silverstein.