Short Batik Poems

That arts are ageless,
lies a maturity of the artists. 
It also bears a meaningful message, 
whose arts are border less.

In-flight Batik. 020816. 7:45AM....

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"It isn't raining rain to me"
Only a garden down
Soon there'll be tomatoes for tea
Peas, beans, corn, squash _no frown

Clouds of gray set blue mood today
As the fireball sun peeks
Through cobalt to greet, all with rays
Of sand, on those clouds batik

Beginning line direct quote
Robert Loveman.
The poem made him famous.
He was orginally from Georgia....

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The storm of last night brought cool air
Tree frogs have much news now to share
Perfect weather for their rainwear
Clouds everywhere, clouds everywhere

Fog in the hollow tops the creek
This gift of gray clouds' cool not bleak 
Sheer shawl fog adds its mystique
Veils of Batik, veils of Batik

The roosters in the hollow sing
Chorus of anthemns loudly ring
Air holds song accelerating
God conducting, God conducting ...

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The storm of last night brought cool air
Tree frogs have much news now to share
Perfect weather for their rainwear
Clouds everywhere, clouds everywhere

Fog in the hollow tops the creek
This gift of gray clouds' cool not bleak 
Sheer shawl fog adds its mystique
Veils of Batik, veils of Batik

The roosters in the hollow sing
Chorus of anthems loudly ring
Air holds song accelerating
God conducting, God conducting ...

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Your style is unique
Each word very sleek

The poems never meek
Yet no bad critique

Humorous mystique
You never misspeak

Such lovely technique
All your rhyme so chic

Always tongue in cheek
Poetic batik
  

You kid me not Jan Allison You are a poetess of sublime rhyme. And are the smile and mirth of PS. Bless you.
 A riposte to Jan's poem "I HUMOUR ICON - ICON YOU THAT I'M A POET"
~Written 15/04/2015~
                            Shane
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