Short Duvet Poems

On top
of my bed:
your fave
green pillow, duvet,
and winter coat....

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Winter
blankets the earth
in a makeshift duvet-
as temperatures fall bulbs stir
below....

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Under the duvet,

   We'll hide from the winter's chill

       Making our own warmth....

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This dude over here, posts four lims a day
Five lines each makes a twenty line buffet
Writing them is a breeze
They flow out with ease
All cozied up under my flowered duvet...

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Grey
clouds
above-
the sunshine
hides 'neath the duvet..
so,
so
tired
ebbs the tide..
of enertia:
a
call,
a word
in season-
flowers deep within
and
hope
alights
again on
optimism's tree....

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It's warm beneath this duvet.
Outside it's cold and grey.
I wish I could roll over
And stay in bed today.
There's things I should be doing,
But if you'd let me choose
I'd stay beneath this duvet
And keep on pressing snooze...

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Fitted sheet on mattress
Then next the top sheet
First blanket is placed
Pillowcase on pillow
The duvet is next

A choice to make here
One side is plain color
the other has a flora
Some cushions are placed
Bed is now made...

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come
sleep
it’s late
where are you 
my brain thinks it’s day
the world lies under its duvet
and the sky has dimmed its lights yet my eyes are owl-like
waiting for you to arrive and spread wide a hush of dreams over the sheep-laden night...

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such
   thoughts 
         soft
         sensual
envelope,
  contentment
overflows
    in
    a duvet
of
sound..
           surrounds,
hides
love
  that encounters
then..
        develops
to
its
conclusion

inspired by Mozart clarinet adagio clip...

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Heaving grey heaven
Dragged over the rooftops 
Like a sullen stale duvet
Beneath a stillness beyond still
Whispering privately 
‘The grey returning’

This time of feeling 
So familiar
Same world, altered mind
Grey sky drifting
Somewhere

©dbyrne Aug 2014...

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Dark
Terror
Creaks and groans
Trepidation
Merciless sea winds
Unrelenting shrieking
Cold with fright under duvet
The stairs move with heavy footfalls
The door handle moves, I'm rigid with fear
Familiar voice informs 'it's a foul night'....

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Home

Lace filtered dawn, falling softly
Duvet of down, brush lightly

Drifting, timeless, floating here
North Sea breeze, hint of ocean air

Scent of green, languish awhile
Sunday at home, Irish mist smile

Remembered dream saved in heart
A soul remains worlds apart

Stephen (Stoic)...

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4 Senryu 

Child chews on duvet
Ciggy smoke from living room
Hysterical voices.

Bedroom partitions 
Eight layers of wallpapers
History smells bad.  

Yule remembered
Christmas tree flung into snow
Police sirens laugh.

After festivities 
We sell empty booze bottles
Go see a movie....

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sequence-MOOD CHANGE

Grey
clouds
above-
the sunshine
hides 'neath the duvet..
so,
so
tired
ebbs the tide..
of enertia:
a
call,
a word
in season-
flowers deep within
and
hope
alights
again on
optimism's tree.


re-post sequenced  fibonacci inspired by Nayda's contest  quote...

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snowflakes, like

feathery fluff,

tumble

from frigid skies

spreading out like a

down duvet

feeling

snugly soft,

and yet

icy cold

to the touch,

a shroud, befitting

autumn's splendiferous

dead,

wove by winter’s hand


(Yalto)


02/28/2020...

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The clouds burst open
With a torrential downpour.
The loud drumming on the rooftop
Heard inside the safety of my bedroom.
Snuggled under the warmth of my duvet,
Flames red in the fireplace,
Soft light of candles burning,
Body relaxed after a tiring day,
Savouring the moment of pure joy and contentment....

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Well, we had a great morning as I told you,
Lovely afternoon with the sun shining through.
Indoors for the evening no trips out today,
Relaxed by the fire, is where we shall stay.
And so to bed, both snug under the duvet we go.
To sleep sound and wonder what tomorrow will show.
© Dave Timperley 22/11/2018...

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Lacy snow crystals like a cozy duvet
Cover the ground in winter splendor,
I hear the Christmas carols as they play
On my front lawn, carolers; I will render
Hot chocolate from a local vendor.

written December 11, 2021
especially for "Winter Quintain" poetry contest
sponsored by Francine Roberts...

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Now I lay me down to sleep
I dread the thought of what might creep.
Garish goblins slither into my dreams
However hard I grip the seams of 
Tousled duvet above my head.
Monsters messing with my mind.
Arresting sleep of any kind.
Rarely do they let me rest.
Every night they try their best.
Soothing slumber seldom seen....

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Our coiled limbs
Refuse
To let go.

The Sun's rays
Mingle
With our glow.

Long past lunch,
Aching.
All we need

Is right here
Under
The duvet.

We're content
Laying
Close despite

Our clammy
Flesh, thighs
Adhering.

I kiss your
Forehead
Studded with

Your cool sweat.
And then
I'm hooked

All over again......

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Her feet move while she sleeps
In gentle heel toe patterns
Escaping the bottom of the duvet

She’s walking in heels
Slowly
Inhaling Italian Lavender
Her tongue quietly clicks to the
Tap Tap Tap
Of her shoes on the hot pier

Upon waking only the gentle 
Canal’s trickle remains
Spilling across her cheek
And resting at the corner of her lips...

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Itchy bite, oh itchy bite
Swollen up and hot and red
I didn’t hear the awful whine
That fills me up with dread

Itchy bite, I’m twitchy bite
How I wish you’d go away
I’m wide awake at two am
Scratching under my duvet

Itchy bite, you b*tchy bite
Now you’ve made me cuss
I’ll find you mozzie, at dawn light
And make you bite the dust...

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Monday morning all is blue, 
Heaving oneself out of bed in a hullabaloo, 
Dark outside as Halloween sets in, 
Slugs attacking the teeth of our pumpkin, 
Son demanding I arrange his cards for a magic trick, 
Daughter huffing, expecting her breakfast to appear real quick, 
I want to shut the door and hide away, 
Under my inviting warm duvet....

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in a chaotic flurry
fragile snowflakes fall...
feathers tumbling in the wind 

frozen alabaster shards
morph into glistening gems...
crystalline sparklers 

winter's down-duvet
as soft as a snowy kiss...
a fluffy blanket of white


(Haiku)


12/10/2022

Triple New Charlieku Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Charles Messina...

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Soft Day

 Soft day in early may
My duvet soft and bed too
My alarm about to go off 
Ring the boss put on a little cough 
Duvet day hooray laughing at
 My wise move, looking out my 
Window soft rain falling down
Feeling so safe soft all around 
I like to do this a few times a year
Recharge my batteries when feeling blue
I am only human like you...

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