Short Underlay Poems
Short Underlay Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Underlay by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Underlay by length and keyword.
Underlay
Cold fingers of mist draw ground ghosts
over churchyard graves.
It's a pretty scene and the underlay
of shallow bones
adds a musky flavone of finality
that seeps
from the green mounds.
A Pitbull on a leash
tugs at a pale hand
eager to dig and chew,
as if he knew....
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Categories:
underlay, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
Lost Value
Lost Value
The sun coughed
a blob of mucus flew out
landed on a mountain top
set it afire,
and for miles, total devastation.
Rain cooled the mountain,
shrouded it in steam,
when the mist cleared
a sparkling diamond of a mountain.
Overnight the price of gems fell
valueless now.
No good for anything other
than as underlay for motorways
and garden paths....
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Categories:
underlay, adventure, mystery,
Form:
Blank verse
Only An Initial
A box a ribbon a card
A dozen white carnations
Attractive underlay for
Twelve sweetheart roses
Soft silky red petals
Delicate tiny buds
On the card not a word
Only an initial
She closed her eyes
Handwriting she recognized
Feelings unexpressed
Lingering embrace
AP: 3rd place 2022
Submitted on October 3, 2017 for contest ROSES AND CARNATIONS sponsored by JULIE LEIGH RODEHEAVER - RANKED 4TH...
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Categories:
underlay, appreciation, flower, romantic, roses are red,
Form:
Free verse