Long Drawing room Poems

A synchronised swan chime is very pleasant in a cool breeze but sampling an electric blanket supper is just not that amazing. Nor is it justifiable in a spring turreted garden. Gardeners grabbing gates greedily...

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She has been planning this vacation for more than a year, she has so much love to share, she could not get any of it so she has to give away all of it. Sometimes...

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LITTLE. ARIANNA 

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Grace
is not the rather loose reputed love of choice
after natural laws of Earth's justice have been primally satisfied.
Nor is Mercy,
her sister,
a gratuitous co-passionate remainder,
icing on the after thought of justice cake,
after having had Her revengeful...

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1. 
observing the ardent eagerness of the wind 
it is clearly understood 
that nascent pollens are overflowing 
the niche of her heart  

in response to the signals of the river 
she keeps on ringing...

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A most remarkable parish spire! and, widely acknowledged as 
Just such...constantly commented upon being seen for the 
Very first time.
Pressed into the church's soft sandstone walls, the shallow
Indentations from ball and shot left over from...

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Filth, dirt, odour and smell
I see garbage piled up everywhere
Who will step forward? Who will care?
Is our work just to stare?
We say we love our country
And we can sacrifice anything for it
But nobody realizes a...

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During my morning strolls along country paths
The world comes alive in all its gleam n’ glitter
What lovely autumn vistas unfurl and pass me by
What miracles of creation, what wonders of life
What variety, what fantastic medley
What...

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an angry man with a knife
                             ...

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We don't know how long we have left to live
and meanwhile I have filled up with petrol
and wait for the electric car.
Drawing-room oracles descend imberbi
on the sandy shore
soiled with supposed truths.
We witness the comedy:
"the pension...

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The first night I arrived on my own.
Streets were darkening, yet kept alive
by lights in café’s and couples
walking arm in arm.
The driver carried my forlorn bag
into a bright, over ornate foyer.
Preliminaries over, I checked into
a...

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"Be like a flower ... gentle, quiet and humble."
                          ...

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Beta, take the tea to the drawing room
First comb your hair and make a respectful smile
Serve the tea and touch their feet
Respect your elders, that is Indian style.
 
Heard my mother, as I always heed
Did...

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One day after returning from the moon,
Jerry found a Raccoon in his drawing room.

He was surprised to see it watching TV,
enjoying'Tom and Jerry' show with much glee.

An idea crept into Jerry's mind soon
why not teach...

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They do not chase me, which is scary if you think about it.
Maybe if they would chase or tackle, it would be less eerie.
They wait for me in the drawing room, where I create art.
It’s...

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Indian Elephant 

I know of an Indian elephant that is small for it type, but very sharp.
 It worked in a circus one day it sat down and lectured the public
those who came here to...

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To be left alone
                           to be a cat
 ...

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On the oak and iron studded door
There hung a wreath of yuletide
That was so pleasing to the eye 
It seemed to welcome you inside

The hallway was lit with candles
Of every shape, size and hue
And tasteful...

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The air, warm, unmoved, clings to our bodies
Like an old, familiar blanket.
From the west, the light,
A warm amber brew, pours down
And is strained through the leaves of the nearby gums
It fills the veranda and spills...

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An enormous enthusiasm
Lead to a sudden encounter
Venue - the elegant drawing room
Speakers - three eloquent siblings
Time - uncertain
Audience, I, a foster daughter.
" Biological  clock" alarmed the 
Auspicious time,
Attention please!
Rising the eldest with his pious...

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The creaking sound on the steps
on ascending the platform to the door
matching those of buzzing bees and crickets
that serenade through the fading lights
streaming through the leafy filigree
The door opened and a middle aged man
greeted me...

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Are you blue because the place you live is like a zoo and you don't have a clue of what to do? Your spouse is acting a louse, kids driving you mad, you feel you're...

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The scene is set
Within a sumptuous drawing room
The play is re-enacted



Father listen's to his daughters  pleas
Please say "yes " she pleads
Sister sits distraught,  hands upon her knees.
Alfred had been gardening, planting his seeds

"I love him"...

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ODOUR OF DEATH

Fumes of incense sticks
Death sneaks into the drawing room
Without consent of none.

Shivering mourning, snub off
With night spreading over
Remnants of obsequies
Twelve basket full of charred dreams
Odour of death smothering
Oh! mourn Jerusalem
Son of Man is...

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The enclosed porch framed a weather-beaten door.
The door was slightly opened when I knocked on it.
I slowly set foot inside the musty dark drawing room;
little light shown through from the stained-glass window.
I reach and slowly...

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