Tag Archives: clothing

Fuming Feline

Posted on June 16, 2019 by

Written for:  Sunday Muse #60 First of all, it is no longer the Victorian era. Remove this starched piece of cheap collar immediately. I am not posing in this monstrosity. There could be a roomful of cats waiting for portraits, … Continue reading →

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Chelsea Market

Posted on June 12, 2019 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – “To Market, to market!”  (posted by sarahsouthwest) “Yes, today, my poetic friends, I want to go to the market with you. I love markets – is there anything more evocative of a place than … Continue reading →

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“crisp beige”

Posted on January 16, 2019 by

Written for:  The Twiglets #109 – “crisp beige” crisp beige neatly pressed folds that flutter kitchen curtains Her brand new beige blanket was burnt to a crisp in the accidental fire. She looked smart in her beige Channel suit knowing … Continue reading →

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Covering Fall

Posted on October 28, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Autumn PAD – Day 14 – FALL CLOTHES “We’ve reached the end of our exercise. We’ve explored sights and smells and flavors of fall. The colors will soon fade. And we’ll be presented with definitive … Continue reading →

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Havoc

Posted on October 20, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Autumn PAD – Day 7 – WINDY “The wind whips up more often as the temperature inversion takes hold. Today we will deal with the wind. There is much that is affected by the wind. … Continue reading →

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Picnic Day

Posted on July 17, 2018 by

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #360 Words:  simple, gravel, edge, low, tight, path, climb, knots, trim, spread, spray, pattern She wears a simple, lace-edged shirt, patterned with sprays of violets scattered across collar and cuffs, knotted at her trim … Continue reading →

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summer clothes

Posted on July 3, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1462 – Thin Clothes butterflies attend the flowers of summer lilac (*) nothing more, nothing less © Chèvrefeuille (our host) (*) Buddleia or Butterfly-bush Here is my attempt: even in winter when gusts gather at my neck … Continue reading →

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Decades Before

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

Written for:  April 2018 PAD Challenge – Day 2 For today’s prompt, write a portrait poem. You can use an actual portrait to write an ekphrastic poem. Or think up an image from real life. Or fake life. Or don’t … Continue reading →

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I Recall

Posted on December 1, 2017 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides November 2017 Chapbook Challenge – Day 30 Write a  “back in the day” poem.  You might also call this a “good old days” poem or a “bad old days” poem. To me, back in the day is … Continue reading →

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Iron Me Out

Posted on June 21, 2017 by

Written for:  The Twiglets #28:  “wrinkled linen” No fuss, no muss, no iron, no worries over wrinkled linen.   https://thetwiglets.wordpress.com/2017/06/13/twiglet-28/  

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