Short Made To Order Poems

Millie’s mother Mabel mended macrame
Mainly Marseilles-made macrame,
Maddening moments mending machine macrame
Mostly made-to-order, mostly May macrame.
Making May mostly made-to-order macrame means
Many months modifying Malaysian macrame, mostly!

written February 2, 2022...

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seemed to 
have 
wanted a 
made to order
custom-made
tailor-made 
ideal person 
to be at beckon
call 
an individual 
who was 
expected to
always 
perfectly
faultlessly 
flawlessly 
give 
emotional 
feedback 
randomly 
at a drop of a hat
like some kind of 
a physic mind reader...

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From somewhere the beat of drums
Steady rhythms piercing my senses
Persistently thump, thumping a bass
Thump, thump, thump, thumping
Behind unimaginably monotonous lyrics
And I longed for a crooner like Sinatra
Center stage with a single spotlight
No flashing strobes or crystal disco balls
Or pounding migraine made to order

written November 22, 2021
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico...

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Spring in the air
Easter Time
Easter Eggs
Hunt and find
Search here and there
Jelly Bean Sweet
Kids taste buds treats
Easter baskets assorted
Some are made while others are made to order
Duracell Bunny keeps going and going
M&M keeps egg showing
Spring flowers
Dress up clothes
Easter Parade
Extraordinary Creative hats
Easter front and center
Churches to enter
As Easter heads your way
Happy Easter on this day.
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A European holiday, breakfast in the finest city in the world
Paris, so beautiful in the morning.
She sits with her back to the Eiffel Tower, 
because this is her sixth day here,
And she is being witty and charming. 

The croissants, and eggs are made to order.
Silver teapot and coffee pot old world charm.
Her handsome young man faces her, not seeing
anything on the table or the Eiffel Tower.
Her beauty takes precedence over everything else....

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