Short Tablecloths Poems

lavender umbrellas
floral teacups
fancy china plates 
muffled conversations
dainty berry scones
crisp white doilies
shy looks 
wedge of brie
cucumber sandwiches
tiny titters 
chocolate truffles
crisp linen tablecloths 
caramel lattes
fragrance of the gods
Paris Cafe...

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When wrinkles settle in the skin
There's not much you can do,
For even Botox rarely makes
Your skin look smooth and new.

But when your clothes or tablecloths
Get wrinkled from the dryer,
An iron helps to make them look
Like textiles to admire.

If I've a choice or wrinkly
Or not, right off the bat,
I'll tell you I like irony - 
No irony in that!...

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My grandma did embroidery
And several things she did for me.
Her tablecloths (I have a few)
On holidays must get their due.

Each cross-stitch, sewn by her own hand,
As needles followed her command,
Is neat and perfectly aligned,
Her handiwork and heart entwined.

My table’s set, her cloth in place
And so tonight I will embrace
Her love that I can draw upon
From every stitch, though she is gone....

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I watched a sparrow on the ground
With an insistent tweet.
Another bird flew over,
Bringing her a bite to eat.

This ritual repeated,
With some crumbs from beak to beak.
I Googled this behavior and
I learned I’d had a peek

At a fine display of courtship,
Not so different from our own.
Without the wine and tablecloths,
A seed had still been sown.

I guess it’s universal -
When it comes to pitching woo,
The sharing of a meal is what
Most couples tend to do....

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