Oils Poems - Poems about Oils

Water Margins

...Dawn, a bed comes ashore,
dripping and fog laden.

Tuna sandwiches float
on foaming waves of nausea,
aqueous globs of salty oils,
surface.  Punctured sea-dreams
float; flabby and flatulent.

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In my black or orange voice, love blossoms

...In my black or orange voice, love blossoms,
Like in a film, among giraffes, in a world of dreams and thrills,
The death of giraffes becomes tender in the tenderness of feeling,
Women-tenors sing a...

You Think I’m Dreaming

...I felt the sea on my pulse,
the salt in my brunette,
pebbles underfoot,
the net dragging me.

I felt the familiar ebb and flow,
close to shore,
tippy-toes.

The coconut permeates the dawn,
...

Planche de Chair Cuite

...She was not invited

She was arranged

They never wanted Jasmine 
not the woman who brought basil-clean hands
and pomegranate soap 
who harmonized soliloquies into pastries 
while th...

Speed Limits

...They pose with the austere stares of
Loving, friendly ghosts —tall, gaunt and lissome,
With big, rounded head.
Draped in weathered robes of care,
They are the only guardian spirits we see.
They ...

A Painting by Van Gogh

...I happen to take Art classes in oils. My teacher directed me to Van Gogh's Flores: 

I am not sure what it's called. But I am very impressed with it's colors of yellow, maze and the swirls of a...

The Child Won't Paint

..."He won’t paint", cried out the Father
suspecting a flame of genius
in the toddler’s eyes.

The painterly parent bought paper, acrylics,
oils, brushes, chalks, and crayons,
not even a finger pa...

Spiritual Gem Inside of Me

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Spiritual Gem Inside Me 7/3/25  
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Spiritual Gem Inside Me

A jewel breathes inside of me
In a chrysalis where a rose
Breaths the covenant
Prom...

Creative Potato

...Creativity comes and goes. 
That’s what she believes, she named Cho. 
Cho happens to be a potato. 
Creativity comes and goes because Cho just knows. 
When Cho the potato gets creative, 
She ease...

Fulcrum of a rose

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Written: June 16, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Unseeking Seeker

Line of inquiry: track where lies the fulcrum of the fragrance of a rose, then likewise find within your soul.

Lavandula

...Lavandula
 Purple fields.
 Lavandula through the meadow.
 As far as the eye can see.
 Beyond breathtaking.
 Above violet skies.
 Morado organic shine.
 A fragrant herb.
 Also an Ametrine ston...

I Smell Like Your Perfume

...I Smell Like Your Perfume 
With a morning hug. 
I smell like your exquisite perfume. 
Fragrances exposed. 
Herbal aromas. 
Just the two of us. 
With captivating moments. 
Your smile is like oi...

Prismed Face: An Abstraction

...*Please note: 
I'm not in the throes of sadness.  Just a write for another poetry site.
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My eyes are half closed for I fear to see
what worry and anxiety have made of me.
All day I'v...

Choose One

...Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die—quote by Carrie Fisher 

You must pick one or the other time has passed
Warning signs have stopped tipped...

In the garden where illusions grow like paper flowers under the velvet sky

...In the garden where illusions grow like paper flowers under the velvet sky,
Life is woven like a tapestry of shadows and lights fading into the distance,
A sweet lie we embrace with open arms,
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