Short Baize Poems
Short Baize Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Baize by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Baize by length and keyword.
Raindrop On a Leaf
Tiny crystal ball
Resting on a baize surface
Foretells a huge storm....
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Categories:
baize, nature
Form:
Haiku
Bayeta *
an east meets west show
the Navaho laid low-
on western art nouveau
* a baize and handspun wool blanket-widely pictured in Stikley's Arts& Crafts mag 'Craftsman'
c 1900
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/fts/tucson_200601A55.html...
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Categories:
baize, art, people, places
Form:
Ekphrasis
Cruciballs
There’s a breathless hush in the Crucible,
A racing baize and the black to win,
To miss that red was inexcusable –
His hand was shaking – too much gin ?
The “Hurricane” is blown away,
We will not see his like today,
But Hendry, Higgins, Doherty
Williams, Selby, Ding Junhui
Are hoping for that one-four-seven,
The perfect snooker, shot from heaven.
The prize at stake is filthy lucre;
To fans this is the World of Snooker,
A game that’s played in clubs and halls –
But for some, a load of balls !...
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Categories:
baize, funny, humorous,
Form:
Sonnet