TALLEYRAND
...Silk stocking filled with mud was Talleyrand.
With the future of France held in his hand,
He played kibitzer-informed cards with skill,
Maneuvering a Congress to his will.
There once was a Marq...
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Categories:
silk stocking, baptism, future, love, smart,
Form: Clerihew
Early To Bed, Early To Rise - Bawdy Limerick
...My auntie’s a consummate flirt
and always wears a mini skirt
Uncle sees her toned thighs
and quickly gets a rise
It’s early to bed says old Bert
He deftly removes her silk stockin...
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Categories:
silk stocking, humorous, lust,
Form: Limerick
Quasimodo
...QUASIMODO
Quasi modo geniti infantes,*
“Why was I not made of stone like thee,”
Up-far-up, he hugs the cold cathedral gargoyle.
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Categories:
silk stocking, imagery,
Form: Acrostic
Earth
...Oh earth!
Your belly is sweet
Upon our soul's
You are full of kindness
Fiend to none
Friend to all
Friend and foe
You cuddle
Water you guzzle
When it drizzles you puddle
When you cla...
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Categories:
silk stocking, earth, humanity, life, nature,
Form: Alliteration
Morning
...My eyes opened
as the morning sun
tapped me on my face.
Upon fully awakening
I realized
that I was alone,
left to wallow
in the despair of
found loneliness.
Ah, but turning,
upon the pi...
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Categories:
silk stocking, life, me, me, morning,
Form: Free verse