Thumbtacks Poems - Poems about Thumbtacks

...Red Oak menstruates in the heat of summer Beech and maples stand back from her labor Moonlight lifts her skirt Wind drifts through her leaves She stomps in circles only the owls divine Piper o......

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...The new teachers wanted to hire a male teacher He will be able to control them, they argued. He will be forceful, they will listen to him Some of us who have been around awhile Tried to tell th......

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...I am cleaning out my junk drawer It's been on my list to do My junk is over-flowing It's now long past over-due Inside is my collection Of things I sometimes use Bits and nails and thum......

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...Hey you! Yeah, you. Know what I plan to do? I’ll spread Vaseline all over your windshield And Krazy Glue your wipers in place. I’ll insert sewing needles, point up, Into your driver’s s......

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...Are there Staples in this staple sandwich? I ask in the ER in the hallway Where my bed for the night is Where I need earplugs To dim the constant sound of my mind There is no room in this......

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...Oh, the ignominy of being a skeptic! My friends abandoned me in their typical fashion: A mocking wave of the brow, and a pitiless grimace. A shadow lumbers across the hall of time. The light ......

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...nannies grannies watchin’ children mouth stuffed? cheeks puffed? bouncy ball-ee legos clown nose toy cars gold stars knickknacks thumbtacks foil from chew gum day care......

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...if i had a thumbtack for every promise i made you, i would prick my own finger in the name of truth for i never told it the donkey would run for the hills and float on air while slow......

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...shutter blink shutter speed hold still i say, i will get the poloroid. shutter catch, shutter hold, some faithful happy side. there is a golden resin in the air and it settles......

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...Getting to Work on Time By Elton Camp The new boss told Joe, “One thing I do hate And that is any employee coming in late.” Joe carefully set his alarm clock each night Being late to work ......

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...Embarrassment at the Big Box Store By Elton Camp Sue was checking out at the crowded store Then occurred something that she did abhor Although the checker tried to do it twice, A bar code ......

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...With no one to run to I made a fake mask. It covers the storms neverending inside. The world sees my pearls And assumes me happy, When really they're only for show. People look at me with jeal......

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