Best Shop Window Poems

Lush leather spotlit, 
                                    A poor girl’s palmprint on glass,...

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Shocking and disgusting the old ladies said 
Enough to turn the meek a delicate shade of red 
What would I wonder a man of the cloth say
Would he tut tut and complain and look away 

The old men probably laugh as they walk on by
The...

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she paused to dream again
there it was still in the shop window
sublime and stunning
the most perfect and exquisite
the whitest of wedding gowns
ruffles of grace and royalty
yards of elegance and pride
shiny beads dainty pearls
and such ornate lace
the loveliest gown of gowns
and she with heavy heart
on the...

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Walking past the shop window 
Glancing, I find I'm just not there
Even when I go back to check again
All I see is an empty stare

Rows and rows of windows
Allow me to see the other side
Even when a bus passes me
I hear my inner self confide

Walking...

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