Let it rain, the flowers need it ~
AP: 1st place 2026
Golly gee. Eeks and yike
Pet and owner look alike
Having a perfect spa day
As the wrinkles fade away
Looking young again once more
Isn't such a horrid chore
With a mask upon the face
In a cozy comfy place
Relaxing with a snack or two
Nothing but the best for you
But carefully you must peel
Off the mask, or pain you'll feel
Knocking at your door
How many times you shut it down
All those days, rainy and sunny
Hmm! Hmm! Count the snowfall and windy days too
I keep knocking at your door
I am not leaving you
I am not escaping
With some Trust, more Love, the Musigny and a few Orchids for you
I keep knocking at your door
O baby!
I can't live with you (you are mess in the house).
I can't live without you (you are peace in the heart).
The thoughts whirls (and he keeps knocking at my door; the everytime I shut it down).
Pampering
Mood lights
Candles lit
Rose petals
Aromatherapy
Eucalyptus
Hot stones
Tickling chakras
Hydrotherapy
Heat wraps
Warm bath
Spa day
For you
And me
AP: Honorable Mention 2020
Tiny little hole in the wall
Their real business putting on plays
But wee mini art exhibit
Open to the public
During the day
How I loved to slip away
At lunch time
Just a five-minute walk
Entering their park was so peaceful
For the workaholic in me
A most self-pampering outing
A rare delectable treat
A church-like silence greeted me
Quiet yet ever so intense
And there they were
Art pieces clamoring for attention
Craving for any bit of admiration
Sometimes the works were amateurish and disappointing
But for the few times they were awe inspiring
It was magnificently grand
Either way always worth the outing
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Brushing and preening
and carefully screening
for hair that looks out of place.
Satisfied with that
so the hair is not flat
move-on and check over the face.
I keep in mind
are my eyebrows aligned
look even , and
of a shape and size.
Move down to the eye's
well hello you guy's
see the liner
looks even and straight.
Down to those luscious
pouting-kissable lip's
perfect ! huba-huba babe
diamond ear studs complete the look.
Elizabeth alexander 20/1/2016
In the midnight hour
When love surpasses fear
Faces appear ravishing
Night, in its cradle,sleeps unperturbed
Modesty then, finds solace in his arms
In the mis-hap of souls
When silence is pampering me
Moments then reluctantly pass by
For the love of him n her is real
For the lust in me n you is surreal
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