Best Fancier Poems

Come, let us all be merry,
For gay carnival is here.
The brass bands are in full swing,
And liquor is free. 

Many were dressed in costumes,
The fancier...

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He claimed the highest perch
in the breeding loft and was, by far,
the biggest pigeon in the flock.
I named him Hector.
A thick, puffed up ball
of red...

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How dainty and shy is she
She is even ever so, she warms the soul.
If you do handle her, handle with carefulness.
If she is approachable at...

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Tiny, angel faced, fuzzy headed, little girls with baggy pants, bowed legs, toddling about.

A Wet Minnie Mouse towel hanging on a makeshift clothesline,
alongside others with...

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Miasma  Ripening
                by Odin Roark

The chaff of greed
Feeds the...

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When light rayed Helios pushed the brightness abroad;
A mild and dim dark canopy fell upon the Earth,
Followed,late evening’s crepuscular charm ahead,
With the glistening moonlit beams...

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Space Ghost

Not of your world, nor you of mine 
Your demeanor, un-human kind
A Space Ghost, floating through constellations and galactic lights 
She minds her own...

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When radiant blooms of springtime abound
in every humble garden grows
many a fancier flower to be found 
though noblest is still the rose

How gently do the...

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You are born to dance with the wind,
veiled within a circle of oak’s trees,
Half-dressed by moving shadows,
Half-exposed by bold daylight.
Jasmines by the left side, dandelions...

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Mysterious mime or calculating creature
Misanthropic recluse or doting benefactor
Shallow Charlatan or discerning teacher
Obstinate hauteur or modest beseecher

Erudite miser or innovative vizier
Bridled subordinate or confident mentor
Repressed...

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A victim of society's profanity
     Trying to fit in with urbanity
     Bigger, fancier, who thought of this...

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About three decades past
Queen Frosting kneaded me 
into a gloppy thing
invited me into her candy land
until she could regain her sanity.
I was half wise-fully undisciplined
knew...

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I do not speak your language I said to the ghost.
I speak a better one, fancier than yours, fancier than most.
I speak American, taken from...

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Lasagna, linguine, spaghetti, ravioli, macaroni too
Is there any pappardelle for me and for you?
Here is marinara sauce lavished on angel hair
Sure try to take a...

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As she prepared to go out for the evening
She thought she’d make a calculated effort
She couldn’t help but notice how long
It had been since the...

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