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A Cockcrow In Lace

the sunspots ensconced
behind howdy-do curtains
a cockcrow in lace

white watering can french blue
white sprouts of ivy deep green
unhackneyed eggs bright brown
the pale yellow sun flickers snow

and no one wears silk nightgowns
as knees fall, and wrinkles like weeds
are read on the backside of palms
that hurry the yolks and sizzle
the bacon, pour coffee into old cups

one for the geezer who grumps
but puckers up for his buttercup

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Sam Kauffman

Date: 7/15/2020 6:19:00 PM

So many beautiful images in technicolor! "Read on the backside of palms," for one. I can smell the bacon and the coffee. A morning and a kiss held in time - lovely. Congratulations on your first place.

Frances Schiavina

Date: 7/13/2020 8:52:00 AM

Congratulations Kim on your winning poem dancing with colors and humorous reality.

Gary Radice

Date: 7/12/2020 5:03:00 PM

I love this Kim. Such vivid imagery and a wonderful turn of phrase. Congratulations on your win.

Janice Canerdy

Date: 7/12/2020 2:17:00 PM

CONGRATS on your well-deserved win, Kim! Janice

Bryan Norton

Date: 7/12/2020 11:24:00 AM

Great poem, Kim. Surely one of my favorite lines ever: one for the geezer who grumps but puckers up for his buttercup now that's a first place finishing line . . . they should put that one in a greeting card . . . with an image to match! Take care!

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 7/12/2020 11:49:00 AM

LOL...thanks, Bryan!

Gershon Wolf

Date: 7/10/2020 7:11:00 PM

I believe that your Muse has returned from a week off full force, breathless with energy. The first three lines are stunning -- and the poem gets more and more intriguing from there onward. Bravo, Kim! :) gw

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 7/12/2020 11:50:00 AM

Thank you, Gershon! :)