Best Zippers Poems

She dresses the land down
in a virginal bridal gown 
a masterfully cut and sewn chenille 
shines brightly with a fine crystal appeal

Her assistants work quite diligently
to add special...

Read more of this work...

alarm goes off*
I sit straight up startled and scared
Just my alarm, I hit the button
Get up and go to the bathroom
I brush my teeth with...

Read more of this work...

I took a walk down Columbia Street
Back to the place where we used to meet
Where we played as kids until after dark
And hung out together...

Read more of this work...

Yes, you're one sexy witch, dear love, but now it's Halloween,
    And I've a witchy tale to share, so keep your broom...

Read more of this work...

She was all that and much more
  The child with the smiles and the braids
    White dresses, friendly nods and compliancy
...

Read more of this work...

Driving through a small mining town
Angle parking in front of an old drug store
Memories flashed back to my childhood
Those days are gone forever more

Sitting on...

Read more of this work...

Slipping on tinkles ain't easy my boy
When zippers get stuck it can be a pain
The thing that I hold once gave me such joy
Now it's...

Read more of this work...

The Inflated Nation!

Americans growing wider by the minute!
Is there  a Russian collusion behind this illusion?
(Now, there's a breaking news headline
with real meat in it)

(Mashed potatoes,...

Read more of this work...

Yesterday was Button Day;
I somehow let it slip
Or maybe I just chose instead
To button up my lip.

Begun in 1938,
This date was set aside
To celebrate the...

Read more of this work...

I’ve been asked why I would keep it,
Why I don’t throw it away,
This big box of fancy buttons. 
They are of no use today.

In these...

Read more of this work...

There is a state of mind known as woebegone
In which one feels like an addict on methadone
The more one tries to feel upbeat
The more one...

Read more of this work...

There once was a time when you can say
unbuttoning was part of the foreplay.

Every single button was a step to reach
to a place they call...

Read more of this work...

It started with a single thread,
something, someone once had said
something, for which I still felt dread
something, that I'd long thought dead

This thing, that would not...

Read more of this work...

Today I tried on some pants,
the zippers shouted, "I cant's!"
So I sucked in my gut,
bellybutton's a rut...
Damn, fill the hole with some plants!...

Read more of this work...

Sight of lightning, something to behold
Lighting night folds in tans and gold
Magical fingers illuminating sky
Vanishing zippers, blink of an eye

Showers begin, melting sugar, spice
Drips pelting...

Read more of this work...