Short Patina Poems
Short Patina Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Patina by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Patina by length and keyword.
The rusting of years,
the flavor of time
Calling you back
—patina unrhymed
(Ronald McDonald House: January, 2020)
Is snow heavy or light
a dandelion's weightless flight
or a heavy heart sinking tonight
puffballs, snowballs and a patina of gold.
lush lilac lilies
paint patina on meadow…
lured butterflies flit
August 24, 2020
Contest : Haiku-Color With Alliteration
Sponsor : Tania Kitchin
Daybreak
A dry wind pushes noisily through the trees.
A fine patina of dust and pollen age the world.
Blueberry bushes guzzle water like baby birds.
It’s going to be a hot one.
Melted skulls and sagging sails:
what growing old with tats entails.
Few give pause to stop and think
how time’s patina colors ink.
—————
H/T to Eric Ashford’s Tat
The clear patina of corrosion
A signature required to reveal
The airtight seal, broken
Confused, this happened
Cuddled whispers
Subconscious denial
Attach responsibility
Surprise
Contort the truth
Align
smoothness
imbued with character
his essence
imbedded deeply
in every crevice
sweet oils
of everyday labor
lubricating
its monotony
burnishing
the hard patina
of life
©6/29/2018
for Patina Poetry Contest
Don’t know what was wrong with Aunt Jenina
Though her face bore a dull green patina
Her pancakes sure tasted good
Like buttermilk pancakes should
We rued the day she switched to farina
Diamond dew embroiders the rhapsodic roses,
scarlet sun flushes them with satin splendor,
blazing with the cold flame of my blooming desire,
wrap your luscious lips with my yearning hue.
the ruby patina of my love colors your heart.
Listen to poem:
The warm patina of old age is cherished
revered, conserved, protected as irreplaceable.
Unlike the wrinkles and scars
that deface waned youth expired.
Only time and good care
coats much-loved keepsakes
with protective patina -
the glaze and sheen of esteemed age.
The repetitive saw of metal against metal,
The bashing of steel for designs,
The whir of the copper polished
And the hiss of the patina finished.
The file and sandpaper rasping on the brass
The noise all around
The hammers they pound,
As we create our own sound.
a lay (lei)
Took a walk in poetry’s field,
many poems caught my appeal.
Planting of new notions I saw
and older verse puts me in awe.
Metaphor, hyperbole, rhyme
alliteration, form take time.
Patina on each unique write
shows poem's polish and sheds light.
January 13, 2020
mysterious key
discovered in the attic-
but it fits no locks
no physical locks
have embedded their mark-
silver patina
on bedside table
it rests, inducing slumber-
unlocks subconscious
i walk through that door
apprehensive and trembling-
find my tomorrow
t a
p e l s doused with f~ l~ a~ m~ i~ n~ g patina
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soak s*u*n*s*h*i*n*e spectrum
p i n \\ //
sunflower s s golden g l o w
Contest : Sense Of Taste
Sponsor : Nette Onclaud
Date : July 30, 2025
My dream desire is enticed
by your radiance shimmering
while you stand by the streetlamp,
shape for me passion aura,
resplendent in onyx night.
Flavor of love drapes my sense
with patina of rapture.
Its sequins I soak entranced.
.
she left me no
recourse
everything thick
wuz
and inch
every
her patina
az
clean'd
bronze
Are you a Poet or tactician,
or “A Rose By Any Other Name…”
Are your words stained with patina,
some would scrub and some would blame
Is your Kingly verse too rough for some,
finding safety in their books
Is your verse uncut with edges sharp
—all Princes in their rooks
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2017)
Indistinct things
In night’s malaise
Mar morning haze.
We slowly die
Across far sky
On scalloped wings.
September hones
Away the nights—
Blur city lights—
Bleach pale claw marks
Above brown parks
Fading to bones.
Summer now flees—
Blanch indigo
Of afterglow—
Patina wind—
Yesterday’s sin
Of twisting leaves.
Form:
Indistinct things
In night’s malaise
Mar morning haze.
We slowly die
Across far sky
On scalloped wings.
September hones
Away the nights—
Blur city lights—
Bleach pale claw marks
Above brown parks
Fading to bones.
Summer now flees—
Blanch indigo
Of afterglow—
Patina wind—
Yesterday’s sin
Of twisting leaves.
Are you a Poet or tactician,
or “A Rose By Any Other Name…”
Are your words stained with patina,
some would scrub and some would blame
Is your Kingly ode too rough for some,
finding safety in their books
Is your verse uncut with edges sharp,
—all Princes in their rooks
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2017)
Ruby glow of the rose meadow
radiates enticing grace.
Patina of exultation paints
the petals of your floral face.
In the fold of your embrace,
I make a bouquet of me,
place it in your alluring vase,
my heart turns into rhapsody rose.
_____________
April 26, 2023
Contest : Rose Meadow
Sponsored by : Julia Ward
The eventide spent sun spreads anew
in my garden wonderful bright hue.
Your extraordinary flair blooms charm
within the fervent fold of my arm.
Arm of petal of lily bud studs
charm unfurling great patina floods.
Hue laces your dreamy eyes of dove
anew with lilting luster of love.
I swim good in the sea of your grace.
Listen to poem:
the years have added
to my patina in ways
that were not pre-approved
they crept up
one saggy whimper
one tiny wrinkle at a time
sly and sneaky
perfidious and insidious
emphatically inclined
till one day barely recognizable
the years took their toll
adding much to my patina
AP: 3rd place 2023, Honorable Mention 2022
petals of roses
waft patina in the spring air
wrap your luscious lips
quiver with my yearning lilt
in fragrance freeze words unsaid
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February 8, 2022
Syllable count : 5-7-5-7-7 (PS Counter)
Contest : Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue - A Valentine
Challenge in One of Five Ways
Sponsored by : Andrea Dietrich
Slender ballerina legs swirl and leap
in rhythmic strides of majestic style,
while in avian grace you wade
on the rippling algal jade water.
Supple nape swivels in bracing breeze,
like a ballet star you beguile,
as sunburst sky splashes pink patina
on your flowery feathers of flair.
October 7, 2020
Contest : All Yours (Jan 27)
Sponsor : Brian Strand