I broke my vintage Holland lamp this morning
Just accidentally, when I went
To water the balcony flowers,
With a watering can in my right hand
And with my left hand
I pulled the curtain down too hard
And my poor lamp fell off the speaker,
A big Tannoy speaker where it was standing.
The dimmed glass lampshade was shattered
But the glass case survived, so now
I put a bigger piece of the lampshade on top,
And the lamp is on again.
I didn’t realize how much the lamp meant to me
Until I broke it. I shall use it as it is now,
Caring of this broken lamp
Because it still shines for me,
Lightning my way through the evenings
And in the grey days, when its nice
To switch on a lamp, to read the news
Or write something of my own.
Categories:
lampshade, light,
Form: Free verse
Expensive lampshade like made of gold
With soulful stories to be told
But deep inside, it is bruised
For, in the deepest pit, it cruised
The sitting crowns brought it to sails
A silent witness to their triumphs and fails
It had a taste of their spank
And in their sinking, it also sank
In the moment of their destruction
It had its taste of desolation
But then, a finder brought it to life
In field of war, amidst strife
The memories of its yesterday
Comes more hurting day by day
But the amber of its light
Paves for a morning, fair and bright
Creative writing prompt poetry contest
2nd place
Judged September 2, 2023 PST
Categories:
lampshade, deep,
Form: Rhyme
In a room besotted with lavish grace,
An expensive glass lampshade has its place.
Its exuberant glow, a soft hug warm,
But, somewhat less convincing is its form.
For a bruise on the heart, a hidden wound,
Belies the way the stained glass is attuned.
Lead and glass are immiscible matter.
Dull and gray vs bright, color splatter.
The lampshade's design is a compromise.
With horrid thick black lines through clear blue skies.
With the wondrous glass insulted and demeaned,
To fill the gaps among the lines between.
Expensive trinkets can't mend bad form pain,
When deep within their sad souls, scars remain!
Categories:
lampshade, giving, light,
Form: Sonnet
The dimness of the light
Gave the room a spookiness
Dimmed by a lampshade
Made of tortured skin
Tattooed numbers tell the untold story
Categories:
lampshade, death, hate, horror,
Form: Free verse
Because of all the trouble he has made,
the dog is forced to wear a lampshade.
He has to break out of his habit to bite.
When in public, the dog’s actions are not right.
The pet may bring his owner a fine.
We always have to keep our pets in line.
I believe that canine is smart enough to know.
If he stops biting, then that restraint will go.
Categories:
lampshade, animals, pets,
Form: Rhyme
I burned the candle in a color of glass
Tiffany shade made the light shine last
Pillar of silver with the bit at it’s base
Don’t need a cord to brighten your face
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I’m under the cover and looking up right
Washingtones dance to my beat at night
George ol’ boy, quite a game you’ve played
The Gal with the smile, IS the lampshade. ;)
Shall we dance ? lol!
Categories:
lampshade, adventuredance, dance,
Form: I do not know?