Best Deco Poems

By
design-
to fulfill
a purpose each
day....

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I'm sure this hill is where it stood.
Amazing shapes of stuccoed wood.
A glass-brick, neon stream-lined place.
As if it flew from outer space,

A swing band auditorium,
An...

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Five miles of neatly spaced suckered palm planted 
Bustling promenade,
Not withstanding a provincial cafe-culture 
Of restaurants and exciting little bars,
Enhance upon regal elegance of the...

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The line of people out the door.
The queue that snaked around the floor.
The building's sleek art deco style.
The carpets' faded plush red pile.

The "Coming Soon"...

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Our holiday in that old art deco apartment block
brought us into each other’s domain little pigeons
for us, respite from the Covid 19 devastation
a place of...

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My Handsome King
Your royal palms gently wave
 at me each time I see you,
I have to blush 
each time they do.
 
Your sugar white beaches...

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Alphonse Mucha's art was so influential it helped create Art Nouveau.
A flamboyant sensuous style, with softness, swirls, curls and beauty.
It heralded and celebrated new art...

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I remember art deco things,
  I remember peaches and wine

I remember sirens in the night,
  I remember waving goodbye

I remember the boardwalk on...

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What brush stroke best expresses your life?
What art form best reflects you?
What style of painting shows all that you are, 
The honest and deep and...

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Like Moses fleeing Egypt 
and finding refuge in Midian
I was a stranger in a strange land.
Having fled Chicago in ‘84
I journeyed east to the
unpromised land...

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Both of us vacationed at the same resort.
Had rum vis-a-vis. Mediocre story.
One night you offered me and friend to escort
To music bar du jour. I...

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From north, south, east and west 
This is the town to beat the rest,
Where history and present blend
As through its many streets you wend. 

Where...

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Umberto Eco
was the one who invented Art Deco
wrote quite a few books
but was not universally admired for his looks....

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We see art deco sunsets and
paisley palm trees
        
         on...

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In autumn, leaves show their true colors; personalities from God’s palette.

Yellow, gold, red, browns and Vandyke orange; pigments bold.

I press them in a book for...

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