Readying for a Sandstorm
...desert sand kicks up with a mind of her own on occasion
nomads know to wear scarves and layers in which to hide
camels shield them from her wrath, when she turns full blown
ruins in the distance h...
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Categories:
scarves, wind,
Form: Free verse
cleaning the trunk of my car
...the trunk of my car hides things I do not remember owning
sixteen Christmas presents that probably did not get delivered
because this is mid-May and Christmas is in December or January
three or ...
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Categories:
scarves, car,
Form: Free verse
Craft Market at Pyree Fields
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Each month a craft fair,
is held at Pyree Fields in the open air.
All the local crafters are there,
proudly showing off their homemade fare.
Behind each stall, a pair of eyes stares,
hoping...
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Categories:
scarves, community,
Form: Rhyme
MY BEST FRIEND, MAXINE THE FAIRY
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Sunny yellow straw hats with ribbons and bows,
Butterflies that shine when the full moon glows,
Feather cushions scattered of bright pink and blue,
Buttercups and daises have such a magnifice...
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Categories:
scarves, appreciation,
Form: Rhyme
Cadence
...linger-longer
wait-a-while
to perceive
the cadence in a smile
echoing a beat of heart
in a chest of draws
with namesakes
hidden
under the knickers
hankies
scarves and socks....
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Categories:
scarves, smile,
Form: Free verse
With every step, invisible guards watch like shadows
...With every step, invisible guards watch like shadows,
Not with weapons, not with chains, but with sharp gazes and tongues,
With silences too loud to name,
And we, we call this freedom, an illusion...
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Categories:
scarves, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
The Veil Has Fallen
...By Imran Ahmed
The Veil Of Beauty Once A Shield
Has Faded In The Name Of Fashion
Now Darkness Stains The Faces Bare
Their Lost Light A Silent Confession
Sisters Dance Before Their Bro...
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Categories:
scarves, black love,
Form: Free verse
Satin Scrunchie
...Modesty is not
Dresses and scarves
But action and thought
Gentle and measured.
I wear a satin scrunchie
On my wrist, it reminds me
I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
There is strength in sof...
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Categories:
scarves, christian, encouraging, faith, woman,
Form: Free verse
In Autumn
...In Autumn
In Autumn pumpkins hang out in
hedge mazes, corn visits wreathes in
Finland, spices go to
music festivals, photos of
chestnuts do
the splits, marsh mellows make
prank calls, h...
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Categories:
scarves, humor,
Form: Free verse
Snow Angels, Snowpeople, and Evergreen Trees
...Snow Angels, Snowpeople, and Evergreen Trees
When winter comes, children know how to have fun.
Laughing and catching snowflakes with their tongues
Or lying flat on their backs with arms f...
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Categories:
scarves, children, fun, winter,
Form: Verse
Women's Day Out
...Silk scarves, whispers,
a tapestry of ambition,
woven with threads of hope.
Sunlight through stained glass,
a kaleidoscope of dreams,
each faces a story untold.
The air was thick with anticipat...
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Categories:
scarves, endurance, extended metaphor, social,
Form: Free verse
I JUST CANT WAIT TILL CHRISTMAS
...I just can’t wait till Christmas
I just can’t wait till Christmas
With thoughts of ice and snow
And Santa in his bright red suit
Shouting ho ho ho.
Flying with his reindeer
With presents on...
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Categories:
scarves, appreciation, boxing day , cheer
Form: Rhyme
Winter
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Snow continues toppling from darkling gray skies.
And by dusk, the flurries will bank on the ground.
Landscapes painted by Nature's hand, the artist
Hallmarks of winter ~
Embers turn t...
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Categories:
scarves, winter,
Form: Sapphic stanza
woman in a shop
...A woman in a shop
She sat in a shop that sells jumpers and scarves
doing some embroidery for a wealthy client who
wanted his name in big red letters to make it clear
his exalted sanding, ...
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Categories:
scarves, absence, adventure, beautiful, birthday,
Form: Free verse
grandmothers hands
...the back of my hands are spotted
with brownish red splotches and dashes
they are as wrinkly as a Chinese dog
blue veins are popping up in ugliness
so this is why old women wear gloves!
the same ...
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Categories:
scarves, age,
Form: Free verse
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