Dress Suit Poems | Examples


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Dumbbells that were too heavy in the end
Daughter’s note, unopened, still
Decaying tea-cake still on plate
Dickie tie you wore when we first met;
Dress-suit, diamond cufflinks, pens,
die-cast cars, an unknown key, a stick of gum …
Dear God, was there nothing that you threw?

Premium Member Hat Secret

What a great mystery, 
please be intrigue, 
and open your eyes to see
it's not the hat, dress, suit
it's always what's underneath.

You must wait til, I'm done slaying,
and stop displaying for you I'll come playing.
Sorry, no sneaks or peeks. 
It's not the hat, dress, or suit 
it's always what's underneath.

Falling In Love the Chinese Way

dress-suit occasioned, to the eye perception
     toasts and canned laughter,in  the name of making out
     can i buy you a drink, the prologue of octopused slumber
        seated on a cold stool, the troubles of joyful singles
till a shadow pinched me to the site of, a spring lit cheongsam dress
our eyes acquainted by virtue of fate, shaking our balls in a bouncy whirl
                 drifting to a locality fit for two
      wishful inspired ross-colored magic, by dint of a love spell
       muffling tunes, a language treasured by hearts unified
           like poles oozing, drops of distinct formation
                    falling in love the chines way


Heaven

Purple dress, suit with a purple-ish tie. 

Dinner. Fast car. Awkwardness. Dance?

Yes. Am I supposed to kiss you now? Do

you want to kiss me? Yes. Kiss me. Ehh. 

Again? Wow. These words and sentences

describe a night, a night too meaningful to 

explain. In that one night I gained. I gained 

a dance, a kiss, and a new song. I song I will

remember forever. A song that put me in heaven.

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