Short Countertops Poems

It's not about the now dull walls

Or the shiny tiles

Or the tinted glass on the windows

Or the sad-looking stairs

Or the new teak coffee table

Or the painted countertops

Or the new tawny couches

Or the jagged mosaic rag

None of that could make me leave

It just doesn't feel like home anymore...

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Herkimer diamonds
Amethyst, rose, agate,
One of the most well known
Minerals on earth, occurring in every locale
Quartz countertops
Quartz crystals
Quartz geode
Smoky,
Yellow
Pink,
Quartz
Resistant to heat
Glorifying our rock hunting adventures
Coloring our world with beauty
Quartz, fantastic gift from God...

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Quartz Coloring Our World with Beauty
Herkimer diamonds
Amethyst, rose, agate,
One of the most well known
Minerals on earth, occurring in every locale
Quartz countertops
Quartz crystals
Quartz geode
Smoky,
Yellow
Pink,
Quartz
Resistant to heat
Glorifying our rock hunting adventures
Coloring our world with beauty
Quartz, fantastic gift from God...

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Sunday morning sardines
Sing trademarked sermons
No gain, guitars must be clean
To harken out the predetermined

Donation cards in cursive fonts
A prayer for a new patio to
Crosses finished like their countertops
Their fair-weather faith up for review

This is for the poor Diet Coke debutantes
In Burberry scarves with lipstick grins
Money isn’t everything but it's all they got
Life is just so hard for those who always win...

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