Dark Wardrobe Poems

Eager for candy they roam door to door
They’ve got quite a lot but they’d like a lot more
Dan rang the bell at house number twenty
His...

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in god's dark wardrobe 
like a ghost of a nightgown 
a see-through soul glows...

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A vision only my sleeping eyes 
can see:

Night wrinkles on dim hangers.
Bell-bottom pants,
two-toned platform shoes,
a `kipper' tie,
unhinge from time and mind.

Then the closet door 
clicks...

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The Seasonal Wardrobe of Trees


Trees
transform
their wardrobes

Spring
blossoms
green lace shawls

Soon
spreads lush
dark green capes

Fall
flaunts gold
burnished gowns

Then
drapes white
crocheted scarves


Sandra M. Haight

~1st Plac~
Contest: Haiku 1-2-3 or 3-2-1
Sponsor: Charles Messina
Judged: 10/09/2018
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When did red stop being my favorite color?

When did I fall into the trap of middle age?

Black is slimming
More appropriate

Hiding from the light
Blending in
Falling into...

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