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Best Housewares Poems


Country Flea Market
Outside a quaint town in fair Vermont,
by my family’s vacation home,
is a small field with fences and sign,
in the warm month’s it’s a place to go.

They have a flea market on weekends,
rows of tents pitched under mountains green,
for most people it is just old junk,
but...

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Categories: housewares, america, appreciation, fun, imagery,
Form: Rhyme
The Dollar Store
The quality is not the best,
The choices not too many,
But it's the place to go to save
The so-called "pretty penny."

The aisles are filled with housewares,
Wrapping paper, cards and toys.
You'll find candy and cosmetics,
Socks and bibs for girls or boys.

Decorations for a party,
School supplies and bags...

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Categories: housewares, money,
Form: Rhyme
The Thrift Shop
The thrift shop takes donations – 
Clothing, housewares, jewelry, books
And much of it is junk, but some
Deserving second looks.

I rarely make a purchase but
At times I fill a bag
With items I no longer use
For them to sort and tag.

It hasn’t happened yet, but still,
I wonder...

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Categories: housewares, clothes,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry



Not Fancy
To tickle my fancy,
I like places plain.
From fancy environments,
I must abstain.

The same goes for clothing
And housewares and food.
For anything showy,
I’m not in the mood.

I sometimes like funky
And whimsy is cool,
But gaudy or flashy
I would overrule.

I don’t want things boring
Or sterile or bland,
Yet there’s lots of...

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Categories: housewares, me,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Reflection on the Important Things