Short Formica Poems

Short Formica Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Formica by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Formica by length and keyword.


Formica

lunatic tile underneath a formica god.

he cracks at the edges.

synthetic delirium..

coptic nerve....


 in his head plastic can be holy
.in his head 
he bends but never breaks


Listening To Patsy

Memories
of Formica
kitchens
And 2-burner
Hotpoint 
stoves
Lipstick on
a menthol
butt
Costume
pearls
in rows
Perfume
from the
five and dime
Drive In’s
on the 
field
A promise
made
a promise kept
And 
love
— that time can’t steal

(Listening To Patsy Cline: July 4th, 2025)
Form: Rhyme

Stepping Through Time

Tiny diner in the middle of nothing
Gravel parking lot empty of cars
Screen door bangs as we step through
Formica tables polished until gleaming
Bobby socked waitresses giggling 
Homemade biscuits and eggs served runny
Total due just $2.65 after breakfast for two
Return in a week finding dusty windows 
Empty diner closed since 1964

Micah For Jamaica

On his table of Formica,
A once ardent Christian Micah 
Drops reggae from Jamaica;
Newly, Peter Tosh’s great liker 
No more Soulless Demons’ Striker:
Paul in Thessalonica…

For ten years in America, 
Eyes on the female Hitch hiker, 
Mid-course rides turning her liker!
Have you been to Madagascar? 
I’d had to and lasted The Scar…”

The First, we’ve heard, shall be The Last:
In his own case, a truth, too fast…

Micah for Marley’s Jamaica.
Form: Rhyme

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