Keep the Tattoos to Yourself Lulu
...Lulu wanted this, that, those, these and the other.
Thought she deserved them, she dated a rich mother.
He liked tattoos, pretty soon her legs were tatted up.
So many tats, it rivaled the hair on ...
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tatted, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
in childhood refrain
...Frosted windows moon white
In deepest dark, the chill bites
Something takes flight
Shadows linger in the eaves of a house
Haunted by memories n night
Ravens call to the darkest light.
Watc...
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Categories:
tatted, allegory, art, dark, imagery,
Form: Free verse
crossing over
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"Today I am a joyous soul for across that bridge I will stroll." ~ poet
seraphs serenade the skies
strains unheard by mortal ears
chilling the darkness with notes
of ethereal...
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Categories:
tatted, death, faith, heaven, home,
Form: Jueju
Fragile Lilac Petals
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Clippings were cut to place in a crystal vase.
They grew in the sunny corner of the garden,
tiny petals reminding me of hand tatted lace.
I gave them water, blooms from my jardin.
L...
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Categories:
tatted, first love, flower,
Form: Rhyme
Where Moonbeams Dance
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Where moonbeams dance upon the ice
on frosted lakes of arctic flow,
a peaceful calm the night suffice
where moonbeams dance.
A tatted curtain veils the show
of dappled blue white li...
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Categories:
tatted, dance, environment, insect, moon,
Form: Roundel
Musings On Faith
...Newborn is
a blank new slate
upon which ethos
ethics stake
driven deeper
by adopted faith
hand me downs
their fabrics make
dress codes donned
with rules to break
with every stitch
an ...
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Categories:
tatted, clothes, faith, introspection,
Form: Rhyme
Weave
...A spider carefully plans and schemes
the pattern for its life and quest.
It spends its hours weaving dreams
until it creates its sticky best.
Its web is tatted small and refined
or brocaded in...
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Categories:
tatted, death, dream, insect, life,
Form: Rhyme
Her Haven
...Lemon scent of tea rose around the room, giving her a lift.
Incredibly dainty laced biscuits with almond filling made her salivate.
She was finally relaxing after working the midnight to six am. sh...
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Categories:
tatted, 4th grade, 5th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Belinda Finds Her Wings - Nursery Rhyme
...Belinda is so happy she has found her wings
Now she can flitter and flutter and do other things
That young, pretty fairy nymphs are prone to do,
She can cover and hover over sweet flow...
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Categories:
tatted, butterfly, childhood, fairy, metaphor,
Form: Rhyme
Devotion Series Poem, a Heart That Loves
...A HEART THAT LOVES
A heart that loves
Is captivated by a pink sunrise,
Which sings
Out from the cover of the violet-
Black lace of night tatted
In the same patterns as angels’ wings....
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Categories:
tatted, christian, identity, inspirational love,
Form: Free verse
Flying Ace Kills It
...Snoopy was slamming through the skies
At top speed, stealthier than the other fliers
Flying ace of the year, he assured anyone who would listen
Tweety bird sat in the co-pilot seat, knowing he’d b...
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Categories:
tatted, dog, dream,
Form: Light Verse
Binding Book
...There is a book
That only the dead may know
Displaying man's deeds
For LOVE to show
Many tales are written
Upon its pages
By those who call themselves
Philosophers, sages
Just because its...
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Categories:
tatted, humanity,
Form: Rhyme
Fetish
...Wake up time to drop a line
Money motivation
Never wasting up my time
Love him
I can barely
Remember his name
Like envisioning myself
Getting off
A plane
Fetish
Call it
What I like to kee...
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Categories:
tatted, 7th grade,
Form: Free verse
A Spiritual Relief
...Comes the serpent in splendid garments
Silky satins with purest white tatted laces
Most deceptive of all Satan’s devilish varmints
How we welcome his warm tender embraces,
Sometimes t...
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Categories:
tatted, sin, spiritual, uplifting,
Form: Rhyme
My Love
...The finest satins, silks, and tatted lace
In exquisite beauty cannot compare
To my love with red ribbons in her hair.
written September 25, 2021...
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Categories:
tatted, love,
Form: Rhyme
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