Bird of Paradise
Old man,
riding on the bus
his wife's coat buttoned
taunt over his paunch.
Bird of Paradise glittering on his lapel
sparkeling as a dare to your eye
furtively glance his way
skimming the stern face
under the greasy black combover
to rest on the gem below
(OK, on the bus in Seattle I actually saw this man and I knew what the pin was called because my MOM has one. It drew my eyes like a magnetic pull!!)
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