Monocle Poems - Poems about Monocle

The Death of Pleasantries

...My monocle, please,
or if you please,
my spectacles so
I
can attempt to eye
a book with both irises
and which book
to attack first:
the gigantic book of fashion;
it’s
not a lap anim...

Clouds

...Clouds spiral down and curl around to touch me
—not those western drizzle shrouds
baring a soul of misery mizzle
...though I adore a good wallow in sorrow  —no 
these clouds come from yonder blue...

Steampunk Stella

...Steampunk Stella woke up in the thick of an alternative world.
Colorful mechanical flowers were dancing and singing.
The gold band on her top hat changed a gorgeous fuchsia pink
orange poppies and...

Mister Monopoly

...
   Mr. Monopoly
  
  Wearing a top hat and a straight
  jacket with a monocle and goatee.
  He owns everything like God does.
  Nobody will ever tell him different.
  He'll silence you and di...

The silent song of Chester Gray

...
 
The silent song of Chester Gray, 
a murderous affair 
This quiet soul of little word, 
not known of him to share 
This eve upon a moaning moor, 
a pier of rotted wood 
A body lay a...

Steampunk Beetle

...Steampunk beetle knew how to dress.
He was always immaculate, never a mess.
I liked his monocle too, I must confess.
I visited him often in the home of my grandma Bess.

The one thing that he di...

The Red Train

...From an aerial view, the sight of a beautiful red train 
chugging along down the railway track 
takes my breath away; 

One moment I am watching a funnel shaped smoke stack sending...

When Guinea Pigs Fly

...Me oh Me oh Me oh wee oh oh My
The sky is blue when the guinea pigs fly
With top hat and vest here is elderly one, Guy.
Guess what? There’s a prissy monocle in his eye....

Lacrees a Princess Frog

...Her exquisite lace linen collar tiered in layers of dainty threes
Was not the only beautifying feature of Princess LaCrees
Her beetle necklace of green peridot was engraved well
Her monocle was de...

Happy Couple

...Why do we have pairs of scissors?
Since that's how they've always been known,
why do we care why we call them a pair
when one is no good on its own?
The same thing applies to our trousers,
just ...

Each Day, An Endless Miracle

...We danced and howled with
with laughter through confetti!
Blew horns and kissed aplenty
Because~The New Year was here!

With joy and gladness,we threw
off last year's sadness!
Champagne we dra...

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Men of mice

Oh Sancho Panza

O Wilde

Oh Auden juicy bone clock

Oh vagueties of meaning

Speak unto me in visions
of language only i may understa...

Gentleman Muffin

...Gentleman muffin wearing monocle
My mustache never been out of fashion
Never thought bringing out my chronicle
Jockeyed searching my perfect companion

I dreamed becoming morning glory muffins
...

Four Bears

...Flying Jib son of Curry Comb
The care of the comb son of Garden Gnome

Garden Gnome son of Pillow Case
The case of the headrest o’ Second Base

Second Base son of Baby Chick
The chick who’s a ...

Cryptic Calls

...CRYPTIC CALLS:
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The night called out to him
A man of plane fleet
Gloved in illusion of machete and strength
To beat out from the web of sleep
And answer the howling cryptic calls:

Cryptic c...

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