Chinatown
...Old roads paved once again,
New patchwork paint meets rain,
New trace of ancient strains.
Old buildings in new bloom,
Urban landscape frames boom,
Old hues in modern gloom.
New patterns...
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Categories:
facelifts, allusion,
Form: Rhyme
Beauty In Disguise
...Beauty is in the eye of the one looking in,
Movie screens teach us how we should look,
Slim and glamorous,
Facelifts define it,
Nose, eyes, and lips,
All under the knife,
A nip and tuck,
Cutt...
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Categories:
facelifts, poems,
Form: Free verse
Numbers
...Nineteen nosey newts nudged nasty nautical nannies
Eighteen eager ermines excitedly edged everyone’s ego
Seventeen sacred slugs sat sideways searching seagulls
Sixteen slippery snails slid southw...
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Categories:
facelifts, word play,
Form: Light Verse
Defying Facial Mask
...Amid disdain of society’s mask
That curse of age questioned like it was dearth
We hide real image, afraid to be asked
Allowing fashion to control our worth.
Youth’s potion sells high ...
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Categories:
facelifts, inspirational, time, life,
Form: Quatrain
Prayer Gives God Permission
...“6Yet, LORD my God, give attention to your servant’s prayer and his plea for mercy. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is praying in your presence." 2 Chron 6:9 NIV
Prayer Gives...
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Categories:
facelifts, religion, god, prayer, god,
Form: Rhyme
Wistful Aging
...Age gracefully…that’s what I’ll do
Going to ignore the lines, how about you?
Inner beauty is what really counts
I happen to love my drooping mounts
Absolutely no Botox or fillers for me
Anothe...
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Categories:
facelifts, passion, visionary, beauty, beauty,
Form: Free verse
Aging Barbie
...Barbie parades in revealing garb
Flirting and conversing
With beckoning eyes,
Herself a laugh
From the past.
Lined face and dyed hair
As she attempts to be
The symbol of youth
That was advert...
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Categories:
facelifts, parody, people, time,
Form: Free verse