Penny Loafers
Penny loafers; muffling, shuffling, slipping, sliding symbols of a generation.
The rings of alarm clocks, sprints to an office, and evenings in dance hall gyration.
Low, feminine shoes, a Post-War fad, that were prized for their disarming fabrication,
And preferred instead of the high-top boots, worn by men during War's mobilization.
Slaves of the feet, piously worn,
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Categories:
loafers, clothes,
Form: Rhyme
Bobby Sox and Penny Loafers Dwm
Bobby sox and penny loafers,
donned the feet of the 1950 teens
as they danced away at the sock hop,
slipping and sliding doing the bop.
Pony tails swayed with the beat,
as poodle skirts twirled with the flow
brightly colored neck scarfs caught the sweat,
crewcut fellas led their dates without fret.
Lights flashed on and off near closing time,
couples slowed down
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Categories:
loafers, dance,
Form: Rhyme
Tied Knotted Penny Loafers
I tie my shoes in a double bowed knot
Unfortunately I'm wearing penny loafers
2/26/18
by James Edward Lee Sr.2018©
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Categories:
loafers, funny, image,
Form: Free verse
Loafers and Leather Shoes
Let's race out, where the riverbanks surround
The grasses flitting upon ladders of pine:
Kick your loafers, my soles not leather-bound
Carefree as toes grind through a hillside climb.
Leave those pairs while tender moments begin,
For sunset rises till gazes behold
Our summers of youth, our love deep within
To recall theme
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Categories:
loafers, adventure, clothes,
Form: Quatrain
Ugly Loafers
black ugly loafers
are old fashioned, out of style
looks fine on bare feet
Copyright © 2010 By Caryl S. Muzzey
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Categories:
loafers, on writing and words
Form: Senryu