A calico cat and a madras pretty
thought they were oh-so-witty
Shacked up together on a rainy day
colors blended to mud ~ poor baby kitty
Categories:
madras, color, games, together,
Form: Rubai
A fad when I was younger
Was a bleeding madras shirt.
The colors, after washing it,
Would somehow then convert.
If often had a vibrant plaid
To start with, but when wet,
The dyes would start to run;
You’d never know what you would get.
Of course, you had to hand-wash
For if tossed in a machine,
The other clothes would color-change
While they were getting clean.
As crazes go, it didn’t last
Too long and I would guess,
Not many liked to hand-wash
And the sink was left a mess!
Categories:
madras, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
Madras Shorts
Nineteen-sixty-five
Red Blue green dyed colored plaid
Too bad they don't fit.
Categories:
madras, history
Form: Haiku