The Room of the Unrequited
...The Room of the Unrequited
By Roger White
That evening, stillness permeated the lavender-scented room. Dusk crept through the windows
smudged by oily fingers, The day’s twilight left a dull u...
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Categories:
bodices, 12th grade, destiny, heartbroken,
Form: Free verse
Beautiful Gerber Daisies
...beautiful gerber daisies
dancing in their pretty white dresses
Their yellow bodices twirling in joy
As the wind surrounds and nurtures
delicate gerber daisies
enthusiastically prancing
And t...
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Categories:
bodices, flower,
Form: Personification
Polka Dots Stripes and Flowers
...1967.
My twin and I were allowed to choose paints
and wallpapers for our joint room.
I insisted on stripes and polka dots.
My sister wanted old-fashioned flowers.
Our mother settled it.
One wa...
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Categories:
bodices, memory,
Form: Free verse