Short Curlers Poems

He looked at grandma in shock and said,
“What are those rags sticking out of your head?”
“I needed curls, “ she replied.
“No money, hot rollers died –”
Optimistic, hair curled on rags instead....

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Clown curlers on a cow? Does it look posh? Chic?
I must admit, it is different, unusual and unique.
The cow is humiliated, he got tired of standing still.
Luckily, he got a treat, a sour pickle, dill....

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There was an old hooker named Black,
She turned the air blue in Iraq,
In stilettos of ink
And her curlers of pink,
She flashed in her apricot mac.*

*Mackintosh (raincoat)

For Lisa’s Tickle me Pink contest...

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Have you seen my arrogant cow? The farmer asked me.
I am not sure, I told him. I have seen at least twenty-three.
She is the one wearing curlers, as prissy as a cow can be.
I had not seen her, but now I was searching avidly....

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Stood Barefoot 

In a Hairnet and Curlers 

Starring at your Wedding Dress

I don't care if it is Unlucky 

To see my Bride before the Wedding 

Because for me 

I simply can not wait for all this fuss to be over

And we can start out our new life together 

And I have you all to myself

Until Death do us Part...

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*Image of Mamie Surfeuse by Pinterest.

Wilma *Flynnstone Flip

Crazy chick half out of her gourd,
chose to surf the ironing board,
hair curlers wound up,
tube ride earns gold cup,
resolving laugh as she gets floored.

*A Flynnstone Flip is an aerial backflip on a surfboard created by Flynn Novak.

2022 July 17
*4th Place*
Limerick 
~~Lisa YY: Judged 2022 July 19

**RZ; aabba. HMS; 8,8,5,5,8....

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Perched up high, a nosy spy,
a feathery fiend with a twinkling eye.
Mimics whispers, spills the tea,
squawking secrets recklessly!

"Mrs. Jones wears curlers bright!"
"Mr. Clark snores every night!"
"Lucy kissed the mailman twice!"
"Grandpa hides a stash of dice!"

The neighbors glare, the house is tense,
one loose beak, at their expense.
Locked away, but still he crows--
"Wait 'til you hear what the banker knows!"...

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He said,
"wear your bedroom shoes darling,
and all those black frilly things
that need garters, suspenders, and straps.

She smiled secretly to herself
knowing he would turn up in 2 day old shorts
unshaved, a little drunk and probably
forgetting to shower.

So when the time came
she surprised him in the boudoir
dressed in an old housecoat,
legs unshaved, and hair in curlers.

Typically, he turned off the light
and got right to it....

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She runs down the street in her bathrobe and curlers,
With the big flower prints peering in the neighbors windows,
She has nothing else better to do than to get in others business,
Acting like she owns the block, the other neighbors can't stand this,
If a dog barks she's calling the cops,
She's also knocking on your door reminding you to mow your lawn,
I thank her, smile politely, and slam the door,
I hope she got the hint this time, Lord....

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W wonders can abound if you follow me round
O oarsome adventures day after day (sorry)
R relaxed and unwound we felt jollier than a clown
L loosen the dentures, put the curlers away
D dressed up in gowns, to paint town all day.

C curious treats await on the shore
R riverboats bring them to our door
U under starlit skies we sail each night
I in stormier seas you held me tight
S so far as the I can see
E ethiopia's the only place we haven't been....

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“Anyone who isn't embarrassed of who they were last year
 probably isn't learning enough.”           — Alain de Botton


convinced me to roll curlers
let them hang loose
roam the village
grocery store

bobbing along
latent style
and jeans

wouldn’t mind the stares
if but i
could restore my youth
shake my booty
oh so fine

to the chagrin
of my grandmother’s eyes
to the surprise
of the guy in aisle nine
who thought me shy

3/23/2020...

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 Mountains of Pillows

A bag of popcorn in my bed,
A mountain of pillows at my head,
A slab of pizza on my right,
What more could a girl want for at night?

Streaming a movie from Amazon,
Long silk nightie and curlers on,
A mountain of pillows to my right,
Makes a girl seem less alone at night.

Rain outside is coming down.
A comforting, soothing sound,
Soon I’ll sleep and take my rest,
With mountains of pillows to caress.

 7/14/16 ...

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