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Tulle Poems - Poems about Tulle

Premium MemberTrapped Breath

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Written: August 07, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Mark Toney

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Corset of steel tightens—ratified pain,  
Vestigial breath trapped in ischemia thrall.  
The...
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Categories: tulle, analogy, character,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberNight Tears

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Skies sparkled with snow diamonds drifting through
the magic that surrounded the effervescent darkness.
The tulle breath of the forest spirited the moonglow 
in a spritely capricious demeanor an...
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Categories: tulle, fantasy, humanity, night, sad,
Form: Free verse



The Dance of Forgotten Dreams

...like
                     shadows in
                  a slow-turning
                waltz, they drift—
             soft, unsummoned sighs
           from corners of the mind
         where d...
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Categories: tulle, dream,
Form: Concrete

Premium Membereaster sunday memories

...Lavender gingham dress
Teensy tiny cotton checks
Laced pinafore with dotted Swiss trim
Thick scratchy twirling tulle petticoat
Lacy white Sunday school gloves
I twirled my dress in my shiny pate...
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Categories: tulle, memory,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberDancing with Shadows

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Dancing with shadows in my room, dispels all 
specters of gloom.
I envision the young Panagiota,in tulle ballet gown.
Bowing gracefully to her aud...
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Categories: tulle, celebration, dance, imagery,
Form: Rhyme



Lapsed contra dancer rediscovers his happy place

...Lapsed contra dancer rediscovers his happy place

I tip figurative hat to the late Cathy Robertson, longtime (lifetime) Thomas Paine Unitarian Church member, who unwittingly and quite casually made...
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Categories: tulle, 12th grade, addiction, adventure,
Form: Free verse

Premium Memberwhy?

...(a story in Senryus)

I can’t figure out
why everything doesn’t
happen like I want.

I brush my teeth and
floss regularly, I wash
my roommates dishes,

I am generous,
I don’t run ...
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Categories: tulle, fashion, friendship, humor, life,
Form: Senryu

Premium MemberThan-Bauk

...He taught his bird
A bad word then
Wife heard the word

She had bad sight.
He was quite scarred
Just right for her

He tried to spell
Can’t do well, sighs 
To hell with it

New clothes to...
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Categories: tulle, sad,
Form: Than-Bauk

Premium MemberA Faraway Bouquet

...Written: September 23, 2023
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In a faraway land, as the sky hits the field,
Amidst a land of shades, a country concealed,
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Categories: tulle, analogy, angst, appreciation, conflict,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberSnake In the Wedding Dress Store

...The large black rat snake established residence inside.
When we try to scoop it up she is keen enough to hide.
She slithers and swishes in a kind of frantic frenzied glide.
I hope she does not app...
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Categories: tulle, animal,
Form: Monorhyme

Premium MemberJealous Mean Cousins

...What a gorgeous hat for the Derby someone whispered to Lee
Several cousins turned to stare, they seemed jealous to me.
Using words like persnickety, nasty, ridiculous and such 
I thought they were...
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Categories: tulle, jealousy,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberHad No Idea She Could Look Girly

...Lilian invited us to her recital
she was a quintessential tomboy
We could not imagine her in a skirt
Or as a dancer

We attended anyway, for she was our friend.
We had always seen her in bulky ...
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Categories: tulle, women,
Form: Prose Poetry

Fork Git About Spooner Hiz Ham

...Fork git about spooner hiz ham

And join (singing the words 
in the next paragraph) whether alone
in a traffic jam
basting, cooking, then eating a lamb
prepared by thee missus
a superb culinar...
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Categories: tulle, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme

Inevitable Death Defines Afterlife Trois

...Inevitable death defines afterlife - trois

So all I ask, would be
inviting, offering, and ushering me to 
top secret cygnet committee
to give this average sized 
chapped sticky man
spinning t...
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Categories: tulle, absence, allah, analogy, angel,
Form: Rhyme

The Missus Served Me High Test Coffee

...The missus served me high test coffee...

Ah... tis nothing more heavenly 
(to one borne again devout atheist)
then a spring like January 18th, 2023
here at Highland Manor apartments
picturesqu...
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Categories: tulle, angel, appreciation, atheist, blessing,
Form: Free verse

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