Delysia Hendricks Poet Rhyme

Tattoos

A two-legged canvass
in crimsons and blues
dragons ginormous
and suchlike tattoos

Diamonds and rare gems 
that shimmer and shine
flowers on long stems 
with sleek strokes and lines

Exciting ones hid
in crannies and nooks
all that's forbid;
condemned by the Book

Exposed on the outside
pleasing to prudes
on out-of-sight hide
erotica and nudes

DELYSIA HENDRICKS

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Len Gasun December 1, 2013 at 3:21 AM This is very lovely and very entertaining poem my dear friend Licia! So love it and enjoyed. TYSM for sharing! My hearty congratulations on your super win! love lots and biggest hugs, Leonora

Andrea Dietrich November 30, 2013 at 9:36 PM what a cool poem on tattoos. Congrats. I am glad to see this one.

Juliet Ligon November 30, 2013 at 6:19 PM Creative descriptions. Congrats, Delysia!

Mark Peterson November 29, 2013 at 11:40 AM Your rhythm and rhyme, terse but sublime. Congrats.

Dr.Ram Mehta November 29, 2013 at 4:53 AM Congrats on the win, Delysia

Kj Force November 23, 2013 at 3:59 AM delysia..Awesome...Tattoo..Tattoo...I would like to add a few..so people could "read " me better...I had thought about getting one once, but obviously sobered up too quick..hehehe...like your style of which you write..

Jon A Cavanaugh October 7, 2013 at 10:14 PM What a wonderfully witty poem on the subject of tattoos. Love the last stanza.

Wayne Hill September 17, 2013 at 8:21 PM Wow....tattoos in every place in this write......great artistic poem.

Debbie Duncan August 14, 2013 at 10:08 PM nicely done,,, some people think their body is a canvas ;}

Honestly J.T. August 10, 2013 at 10:50 PM Nice one.

Allan Koven June 5, 2013 at 5:36 PM Very clever poems. On topics I would never think to write about. For a brief moment our paths cross on an open highway where lane changing is allowed. Good work.

Robert Pettit May 21, 2013 at 2:30 PM Boy, don't you call them tattooes, they are skin illustrations! This reminds me of the short story written by the late Ray Bradbury.

Gordon Andrews May 3, 2013 at 7:35 AM Very nice work

Jack Jordan April 28, 2013 at 9:36 PM Well done indeed. I may have to get myself a couple of tattoos, maybe of the hidden variety... Jack

Debbie Duncan April 17, 2013 at 10:33 PM Well this is nicely done "fav's" I do wonder what everybody will say when their tats start sagging LOL. I do thank you for reading my I'll say good - by. I was 18 when I wrote it. The boy was not happy when I said I didn't want to hang out anymore. ,, I like your poem ;}

Elizabeth Wesley April 11, 2013 at 4:24 PM Just got an email of people with tattoos, not one inch of skin showed. This is top notch poetry as you bring out the hidden and what's showing. Enjoyed this so much Lysia. Thanks for your nice visit! :)

Randy Curry April 10, 2013 at 9:17 AM i too sport a tattoo that i got on my 18th bday. this write was wonderful, witty and enjoyable. thanks for sharing. randy

Poet Destroyer A April 9, 2013 at 8:05 PM Delysia, a nice way of tattooing the images of the art hidden and not hidden. I don't like the ones that are to exposed... love your poem...Linda

James Fraser April 5, 2013 at 7:55 PM Smooth lines alongside the scribe of the Tattooist, Nice piece Delysia. Have a lovely weekend :)

Kim Van Breda April 4, 2013 at 2:57 AM Wonderful descriptives on Tattoos, atristically written. Enjoyed this as I have two myself :)-- inside of both my wrists. Wondered if you had?

Scribbler Of Verses March 20, 2013 at 12:22 PM exquisite, Delysia! keep on keepin' on...

Richard D Seal March 19, 2013 at 10:43 AM Loved this all through Delysia, especially the second staza, they're my kind of tattoos lol. Thanks for the comments left on my effort. Take care, Regards Richard

Richard Palmer March 18, 2013 at 4:57 PM wonderful write Delysia

Anne-Lise Andresen March 18, 2013 at 1:06 PM - Yes, it's been very popular - Some are very nice but many are cruel - Nice poem Delysia, like it. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)

Richard Ferry March 17, 2013 at 11:43 PM Good write on the millions of decorated bodies rick

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