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Bristles Poems - Poems about Bristles

Premium Member Loretta
...She might have painted the sea— or a golden field of wheat beneath a hazy summer sky— but he took her brushes, left the bristles splayed, the paints dried out, and the turpentine cloudy. And t......

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Categories: bristles, art, devotion, family, father,
Form: Free verse
ODE TO THE BALD AND BEAUTIFUL
...He primps that dome like it’s his crown, A shiny orb, the talk of town. Shaves that bowling ball twice a day, No rogue hairs dare to stay. Refined olive oil, scentless, slick— His scalp’s own ......

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Categories: bristles, beautiful, fun, hair, hilarious,
Form: Ode



The Great Halls of Eden
... The Great Halls of Eden (A lone voice whispers) Walking in like the Grand Inquisitor Tomás de Torquemada Dressed in a dark robe With Beethoven's “Moonlight Sonata” playing loudly in he......

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Categories: bristles, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member immutable muse
... as the mourning sky w e e p s and crimson clouds crackle bursting forth blazing bristles resembling roaring rage within bruised ......

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Categories: bristles, feelings, magic, together,
Form: Free verse
PAINTBRUSH
...PAINTBRUSH Fingertips the bristles of a pagan paintbrush painting a Tree of Life on pacified cheekbones instead of in liver from whence it sprung now it burns to feed HeartSpace with wi......

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Categories: bristles, allegory, art, body, color,
Form: Alliteration



Premium Member Flip-Flops
...Plain droplets plink downward risk-free. Rain, that bristles on panes, weighty. Rip-roaring, soaring, not boring, as wind assists an outpouring. Angled and claustrophobic dance. Can’t see the li......

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Categories: bristles, rain,
Form: Rhyme
A CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU
...The church bells' solemn chimes echo through the street, casting a mournful shadow over what should be a joyful time. Yesterday, the sun hid away, too ashamed to show its face. When it finally eme......

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Categories: bristles, 12th grade, absence,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member My Missing Piece
... Searching outside of myself Far and wide Looking into the eyes and souls of others Seeking answers Looking for my missing part Always sensing an absence Awakening one day with tears in m......

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Categories: bristles, animal, appreciation, blessing, celebration,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member I couldn't talk about it, so I wrote a poem
...No Rush Hair brush through my hair, no rush. The wrinkles will not slow, but time slows on the satiny pillow, in throes. The bed softly creaks as our eyes speak. They do not stare as th......

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Categories: bristles, age, marriage, sensual,
Form: Free verse
Voyage of a Coconut
...From the lacy green coconut tree I fell into monotony of the vapid sand a golden quilt embraced my senses under the majestic umbrella of pines. still reminiscing the happy moments, nestled i......

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Categories: bristles, lost, ocean,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Roadside Poetry
...Well, I suppose that I am again revealing my age, But I grew up when Burma Shave signs were all the rage! Could it be that those 'masterly creations' sparked my poetic bent, As I soaked up a tad o......

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Categories: bristles, humorous, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Footles-Welcome To the Neighborhood
...The Neighborhood all trees eyes please The Neighbors help out act out The Birds they’re free to flee The House barn red homestead The Driveway ......

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Categories: bristles, animal, bird, home, nature,
Form: Footle
Premium Member My Feline Friend
...I have a pussy cat, my cute mischievous pet. She loves me more than anyone, I can bet. Among felines, she is so smart and clever, Too adventurous, never once a bit demure. Sleek and......

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Categories: bristles, friendship, loss, relationship,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Fence
...The Fence Twenty panels of wooden fence Three pots of paint and she commenced Stroked up and scrubbing down Changed the bare wood into a brown All alone she toiled on and on The sun came up......

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Categories: bristles, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Duper Woman
...I used to miss your touch, now your hands feel like claws I used to melt in your stare, now your eyes come with bristles I used to miss your shag and plaits, now you wear a tail of a horse I......

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Categories: bristles, africa, age, feelings, freedom,
Form: Free verse

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