Black Tie
It was the pinging of the phone that awoke him.
He noticed it was half four in the morning.
Nothing good happened at half four in the morning.
He ignored it and tried to go back to sleep.
The phone was insistent and made its anger known by pinging again.
The message read.
HE DIDN'T MAKE IT.
There were many ways you
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Categories:
black tie, death, deep, funeral, time,
Form: Free verse
Black Tie
I’ll never understand it
When an invitation states
“Black tie.” Who cares what’s worn
When everybody celebrates?
If guests must follow certain rules
About the way to dress,
It’s taking out excitement
And replacing it with stress.
Of course, a bride and groom must have
Their vision for their day
And over certain choices
Their decisions should hold sway.
But there should be some trust
In what their
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Categories:
black tie, wedding,
Form: Rhyme
A Blue Sapphire For a Black-Tie Gala
Diamonds can be of stunning glittering white,
I own one and it's a blue sapphire I admire;
it doesn't cost more than a Ferrari or a Rolex watch,
I bought it after drinking half bottle of scotch!
I wore it once at a black tie gala and I got noticed many times;
are diamonds, villas, cars, and watches the
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Categories:
black tie, addiction, blue, confusion, crazy,
Form: Rhyme
A Black Tie of Course
Yes, I do have a black tie he said
He showed up with it stuck to his head
His wife was not classy
Her gown was quite trashy
They were escorted to the flower bed
The next couple was luckier than that
They brought along a dog and a cat
hidden in their coats
Were put onto tugboats
Tossed out to sea past the
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Categories:
black tie, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Limerick
Black Tie
A "Black Tie" affair
Comes with a warning
It begins debonair
But ends in the mourning
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Categories:
black tie, allegory, culture, fashion, humor,
Form: Verse
Black Tie Affair
I say to you good fellow
if you do it do it well
trash all your morals and send them to hell
chase anothers woman
cherish her fantasies
make her feel like she's the only human
bath her in attention
perform so well and receive a honorable mention
don't daly or delay
for you have a message to relay
dress top notch at any chance
a
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Categories:
black tie, art, black african american,
Form: Burlesque