Short Handkerchief Poems

They
tied a
love knot in
their handkerchief 
tree....

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all of history
upon Jesus handkerchief —
crucifix in red

1/6/2020...

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Fresh scent handkerchief 
Smells that yell like Lilly lips
Widow wearing black fainting 
...

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Dew-fresh Corona
Handkerchief in my pocket
Remember it so well

Spring mood
Face mask in my pocket
The bar is closed...

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The one who would be all: 
Brother, friend, mother, preacher, 
A listening ear
And a ready handkerchief, 
Mefenamic acid, 
Love....

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You’re the kind of man 
that ruins a handkerchief 
carries it around  
making art and staining hearts,
repurposing ugly tears....

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There once was a woman named Hazel
Her speech was muffled and nasal
She needed to blow
In her handkerchief so
We could give Hazel appraisal...

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THE HANDKERCHIEF

heavy babushka
wrought with widow’s drawn out tears 
a brief lover’s note

6/28/2017
haiku form...

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Sailing ships go by 
The wind sighs and follows close
A white handkerchief

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Breakers, so gentle 
Bands of sky blue, the wet dock 
They are almost home...

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Man induced with intense mischief 
Blood staining his custom made handkerchief
Cutting eyes and deadly stares 
Creepy crackling as he walks the stairs 
He has no shadow, if you believe the myth...

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I ‘am scared of a customer
every time he comes to shop
he wraps his heart carefully
in a piece of red handkerchief
and hands  it over to me
As I extend hands to receive
it falls and bleeds red honey!...

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 COAL AND ICE

I’m blowing snow from the old…hutchoo.
The handkerchief…it’s a drip…ice blue.
The snowy flakes,
coal, chill and aches
of chimney crew’s parting flight…bird flu.

12/27/2021...

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A white handkerchief
    embroidered in lace
  concealed a coy smile on
    the fair maiden's face

  The very first 'feminist'
    in her own delicate way...
  to view the charms of her smile
    men had to do things her way...

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Deeply   etched    crystal    doors
Stone arched mansion corridors
Family members country  estates 
Hounds skittering on marble slate
Clinging intoxicating rose perfume
Stirringly beautiful graceful redhead
Read invitation wide eyes little smile...

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An Unwashed Handkerchief

Stanky 
Hanky

Prison Noise

Slammer
clamor

Construction Noise

Hammer
Clamor

Bad English

Gringo 
Lingo

Seen in the Buff

Granny
Fanny

April 20, 2022
For A Brian Strand Premiere Choice Poetry Contest...

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The  cloth aged
Likes the wrinkles of the face 
The colours of the embroideries faded
Likes the eyesight of an old woman 
The threads gone loose
Likes the screws 
Between planks of an olden hut
Only the stains of an old lipstick 
Still fresh in the heart
Of a sun-set love...

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A five dollar bill in my name.
A white sealed up envelope.
A white handkerchief of forgotten spring.
A gold ring.
Sparks that fly through the sky.
The forces of nature are with us..
Masterpiece equipment that had the last laugh.
A bottle of water on the pavement.
I’d better pick it up it might be mine....

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hate love

Broken heart,
Tears dripping,
Red eyes,
Wet handkerchief
Lost love

Rhetorical questions
Sweet sad memories
Broken promises
Can bare the pain
 love

Unfulfilled wishes
Cursing all day
Wishing 4 amnesia
I hate love

No reason to live
Lord take my breath away
She was my purpose
 life

Stephen mastel
2019...

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Early morning in one
Mother take a bus ride to the city
Blank by its aim
No one knows why. 

She cried as she goes back at two
But I could swear
Her black handkerchief was on her head. 

Her children went around her
To comfort her
There was only sob and deep breath
That I could hear. 

Almost dusk, we take our supper
Then sleep to bed....

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Femur sighs, given a break and transformed by love.
— by poet (inspired by Ira Byock)

What’s worse than an illness, an accident?
Imagine with me
helpless in the abyss…
Open to the curse of curs.

No warm or cold compress
No caress
No handkerchief

No matter how hard you have it,
if surrounded by compassion,
you’re not as broken....

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I
In my palace,
I have built a hundred fountains.

Though they play all day,
none can catch
the sparkle of her eyes.

II
Fall is the season
of the great migration.

Under cloudy skies,
I raise her handkerchief,
but find her scent has flown.

III
In my garden,
I have created paradise.

Alas, the chaffinch
sings her heart out
in my neighbor's tree....

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    He slammed his heavy door, right in gracious 
    friendships’ face?

    She cried heavy tears, into a dainty handkerchief
    of lovely, lilac lace.

    The silver moon rose in the sky, she heard it whisper, 
    with a cloudy sigh:

    “God did see that email, and your new, best friend 
     is nigh!!”

                     1/29/2024

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Looking tragedy in the face
while running life's race.
Make sure to keep steady pace
as you pass the stream full of dace.
Streaming behind a shawl of lace
do not sniff the  handkerchief of mace.
Watching deer disappear without trace
as they vanish into the mists of space.
When finally you reach your base
examine carefully your case. 
Now stare tragedy in the face
you have won life's race....

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One sweater to help keep you warm and cozy at all times 
One diary to keep notes of all your dreams and longings
One handkerchief to dry your eyes whenever you cry 
A hand held recorder so he can remember all you say to him 
A poem called The Drawer of a Decent Soul that he practices
One book from the chicken soup of the soul series at least
One bottle of glue to patch us together so we never part...

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