Short Talcum Poems

mildly awake
I savour the smell
of talcum...

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Talcum 
powdery sandy
basking, broiling, oiling
picnic baskets, boogie boards
storming, stinging, flying
lifeless, stone cold
dead...

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My cousin had such sweaty feet
I hoped with new socks they’d smell sweet
Much to my great chagrin
They’ve not been on his skin …
I’ve given up being discrete!


When I wore a peg on my nose
The topic of his feet arose -
To get rid of the stink
He washed them in the sink
With talcum they smell like a rose!

10-20-17...

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I saw a light on the side of the road
Shining like a star in the dirt
Dusty diamonds in the rough
Cosmic talcum in the night
Fey child
Old little Good Neighbor lost to this time
Will-o-the-wisp in the gravel
She backed into the grass as I walked up
Wings to the wall, one might say
With a fallen whimpering mew
A secretive look fell into my eyes
And I left sugar-water and milk by the road....

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Dimpled cheeks tearless eyes
pouting lips beguiling smile
the scent of talcum powder blue
 breath as fresh as the morning dew.

Tiny hands  open up to light
warm and soft a baby's eyes 
a single curl around  fingers  mother twirls
and wonders at this mystery untold.
  
Blessed is one who receives this gift
a child a love so tender and rich
filling  hearts with wonder and joy
of fathers and mothers___be it girl or boy...

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Watching the hills of emerald
above the cottage all aglow--
the night reaches a commanding lull
its talcum sand glints and shines,
a layered palette  to behold
where rocks scintillate, 
cascading through drips of dew .
I spy my bottle near wet marbles
and capture how the silhouettes play
contrasting the trees' grandeur, 
lustrous as  an artist's easel
holding the  tints of colors--
splashing an unusual arena.


Landscapes Contest
26 June 2017...

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