The Necktie
N...Noose
E...Especially overrated
C...Choker with pendulum
K...Known nuisance to many men
T...Tolerated by status quo
I...It spells discomfort
E...Evil symbol
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Categories:
necktie, change, dedication, encouraging, fashion,
Form: Acrostic
The Red Necktie
The red necktie
He woke on the sofa, fully dressed
vaguely remembered an argument with a woman
He took a shower, made coffee
turned on the radio that told of a woman strangled
by a red necktie.
He paled under his fake tan; his tie was red, lost in
a brawl in a bar, did he? No, he was a friendly
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Categories:
necktie, allusion, angst, color, devotion,
Form: Blank verse
Red Necktie Noose
aka Laugh-in Stock
Trump's tie hangs below his buckle
To advertise honey suckle?
But Trump's in the red
So no pronouns shed
Though it does make some folks chuckle!
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Categories:
necktie, giggle,
Form: Limerick
Dangling Contemplation
What's a necktie
dangling for?
Too stiff, too thin
to be scarf, a bib
or an apron,
Too smooth to be
a hankie,
too short to be
a suicide noose
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Categories:
necktie, age, analogy, anxiety, culture,
Form: Personification
History of the Necktie
The necktie was brought into play
to keep your shirt clean every ay
but they got expensive
elaborate
too good to be bibs
too classy and designer, too costly
to eat with spare ribs.
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Categories:
necktie, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Necktie
What's your necktie dangling for?
Too stiff, too thin to be a scarf,
a bib or an apron;
too smooth to be a hankie,
too short to be a suicide noose
to contemplate on!
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Categories:
necktie, funny
Form: Tail-rhyme
Butcher's Dream Necktie
What is a necktie dangling for?
too stiff, too thin to be a scarf,
a bibi or apron;
too smooth to be a good hankie,
too short to be a suicide noose
to contemplate on.
Psychologists say: It's boyscouts
knot-tying habit or hangup
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Categories:
necktie, parody
Form: Tail-rhyme