Best Window Dressing Poems
'window Dressing (Or) Mannequin LessonsShe had Velvet eyes, Satin lips
Silk skin … Seamless hips
Threaded her way into his heart
and Stitched his mind up Tight
But the Needle Point, was coming
Pricking… with all its might! …
… Posed her Textile-smile
Watched Fabric – flow
All the Lycra-while
Sticking Velcro …
and Ribbons and Bow
… he didn’t...
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Categories:
window dressing, allegory, fantasy, girlfriend-boyfriend, imagination,
Form:
Narrative
Window DressingI thought life would be like a painting or a song
I was wrong
It’s not a perfect row of fine, trimmed trees
Or a rhyme, sung in time,
Soothing me
Life is what you make of it
A...
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Categories:
window dressing, angst, how i feel,
Form:
Free verse
Window Dressingwindow dressing
daily visits to
hummingbird feeder
AP: 1st place 2021
Posted on July 11, 2018...
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Categories:
window dressing, bird, day, food, sweet,
Form:
Haiku
Window DressingMake do with what you have
company coming and feeling modest
Tidy up and dust a spot
Wear clean clothes and put out the
good bath towels
Straighten that rug, no toss it in the closet
a scented candle, too much
The living room curtains washed and ironed
A knock on the door
welcome...
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Categories:
window dressing, poems,
Form:
Free verse