It was designed to be ultrachic--
filled with down, surfaced with shimmer,
ticketed for sale in a high-end boutique.
It was the talk of the town in fancy places,
until another, more trendy, forced it to retreat
in one of the basement closet spaces.
Colder than usual weather unsettled winter.
Pleas for warm clothing for the homeless
filled the airwaves as frosty nights lingered.
She who bought into luxury gathered,
contributing much for the charitable cause--
among the items her down coat untethered.
filled with down, surfaced with shimmer,
ticketed for sale in a high-end boutique.
It was the talk of the town in fancy places,
until another, more trendy, forced it to retreat
in one of the basement closet spaces.
Colder than usual weather unsettled winter.
Pleas for warm clothing for the homeless
filled the airwaves as frosty nights lingered.
She who bought into luxury gathered,
contributing much for the charitable cause--
among the items her down coat untethered.
