Short Sombreros Poems

Summertime 
             sombreros hammocks
         imbibing sweating traipsing 
     beach sunbathing lake ice skating 
          gorging freezing stumbling 
             balaclavas eiderdowns 
                     Wintertime 
                   


Spring or Summer Diamante Poem Poetry Contest
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Away from alleys, muggers don sombreros.
So sharp, so twisting, they’re like arrows.
The target never narrows.

Sneaking, dancing through the night,
Arrows never cause a fright.
They steal every light.

Not one is safe; they’re everywhere.
Look around for their snare.
Don’t say your cross is too much to bear.

Are you too blind to see?
The answer is in front of me.
I will never be set free.
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