My Home - a Poem for the Sunday Muse

    The Girl You See 

I'm the girl you see in the window 

in the window at Macy's 

I've been here a hundred sixty years 

Passersby stare at me 

It's not me they see rather my dress 

in the dress see themselves 

Better for me they're seeing their love 

maybe buy one for her 

Early mornings quite lonesome for me 

mostly men their quick glance 

Take me home take me home go with you 

O to be warm, cuddly 

That won't happen for me never will 

lonely cold Mannequin 

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 - Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2023, All Rights Reserved 

 - Photo prompt choice made from Carrie's selection at the Sunday Muse #241, at 

   https://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/2023/01/sunday-muse-241.html?m=1 

 - Macy's was founded in 1858, 165 years ago this year 

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Making New - an Acrostic Poem for Friday Writings

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

Reclaim, Rekindle, and Rebirth 

Relax yourself--claim again 

empty heads will not count 

clip from your paper 

lots of paper dolls you can make 

almost a dozen from only one page 

in paper doll contests you might win 

make them slim, make them pretty,

 

Remember childhood days 

empty bellies do not count 

kindergarten days rekindled 

invest in rounded point scissor cutters 

no one cares if you act senile today 

don't you know its New Year's Day 

let them laugh the laughs on them

early childhood memories coming forth, 

another plight you'll buy

nothing counts from them 

dare acting senile today

Reserve the time wisely 

emptied hearts try to count 

better filled with childhood dreams paper dolls 

ignore the hoots they don't know 

right from left hasn't registered 

tonight new birth you will have   

hoot and holler and scream like the kid you be 

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 - Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2014 (URL) and 2022 , All Rights Reserved 

 - Magaly wishes to see us into the new year with our next prompt: Reclaim, Rekindle, Rebirth for Friday Writing #58 at,  

https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/search/label/Friday%20Writings 

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Fleeting? a Poem for dVerse Poetics

At the corner ahead is the famous Beatles' corner, Abbey Road

"I was never there"  

makes for a bad dream 

twas love at first sight 

we both heard the call 

To know each other 

other's ins and outs  

all the do's and don'ts 

first date told it all 

I fell for your eyes 

your bod and your soul 

tried to make them mine 

thought I did, did you 

Cavort months and months 

sweet nothings we shared 

so pop the question 

surprise! You said wait 

That a blow to me 

wipe our records clean 

reputations save 

Be "Ghost in the Burbs"

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 - Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2011 and 2023, All Rights Reserved 

 - I first used this photo on May 5, 2011 -  http://jimmiehov6.blogspot.com/2011/05/one-single-impression-love-2.html

 

 - I'm linked with Merrill at dVerse Poetics,   

 https://dversepoets.com/2023/01/03/poetics-are-you-listening/ 

 - Read other's writing here,  

https://www.blenza.com/linkies/links.php?owner=dversepoets&postid=31Dec2022&meme=12476 

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