Effleurage Poems | Examples


Premium MemberLittle White Feet

Little white paws, running thru my halls,
opening all the closets, chasing red balls..
Little white feet on the window sill,
studying the birds as they hop and trill.
Hoping to go out, zero in for a kill,
devour a little birdie and leave it's bill..
Little white feet avoiding the puddles,
hates to get wet, prefers warmth and cuddles..
Little white feet awaiting their massage,
likes the motorized tool, not my effleurage..
Little white feet perched for a treat,
awaiting some temptations or marshmallow so sweet.
Little cat feet now groomed and neat,
at rest in my lap and quietly asleep.
Categories: effleurage, animal,
Form: Light Verse

Premium MemberCrumb Unique

At the birth of every male child,
At his hair-cutting event styled,
At first birth-celebrations wild;
At his sister's ear-ring pomp, mild,
At school when their admissions filed,
Blasts the crumb, whole soul forces, piled...!

When enjoying a silent sleep, 
When solemn meditation keep,
When, within, alone, cry or weep;
When as rituals blind-faiths, seep,
When in farms rich harvest we reap,
Roars the crumb of drum like bomb-heap...!

When boys go mystic in playground,
When girls hysterically bound,
When kith-and-kin awe-filled surround;
When moralists sow seeds so sound,
When, wildest of the wild gets crowned,
Booms crumbs of music; all get drowned...!

At great festivals of marriage,
At bride-groom's glamour-horse carriage,
At bride's courtyard like effleurage; 
At death, with mourning, like steerage,
At mingle of broods like peerage,
Cracks crumbs with fullest coverage...

Crumb, for us, is not bomb or shell,
Nor any grand ancient witch-spell,
Nor blast of some planets far dwell;
It’s, loud noise pollution, like hell,
That, in truth, is a rude death-knell,
Though we cherish it like church-bell...


19 January 2022
Categories: effleurage, pollution, sound,
Form: Rhyme


Premium MemberA Massage Therapist

"Your muscles hold memories", didn't you know,
  your posture, past injuries, so better go slow..
  "No pain, no gain" leaves one worse for the wear,
  a torn achilles, a rotator tear..
  Is your core soft? Do you have pain in your back?
  "Your muscles work in pairs, and take up the slack".
  I will say these cliches before performing a massage,
  and then I get lost in my effleurage...
  I became a massage therapist at the age of fifty,
  at the time, I thought it quite nifty..
  Energy work has been fascinating for certain but now
  at times my poor back is a hurting...
  I now get massages more regularly, so I can keep
  practicing, naturally...
Categories: effleurage, jobs,
Form: Light Verse

Premium MemberThe Heart Attacks

I am out of breath..
I started to gasps..
Sobs began..
As suddenly, there is pain..
Pain in my heart creeps..
Slowing my movement..
Precautionally, I place my hand in my chest..
Doing effleurage in jest and zest..
Still pain continues..
Sweats one by one rolling..
I felt myself wanting to sit and rest...

by: olive_eloi
1:50am
25/10/2013
Categories: effleurage, bereavement, body, care, cry,
Form: Imagism
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