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Ode to a Paisley
Slim Walter DeTurtlevain
What graceful shape
Belongs to thee-
A raindrop?
A teardrop?
A drop of wine?
Your soft tapered curve,
What could you be -
A tadpole?
A leech?
A cousin of mine?
Upon any fabric
You're fine to behold
Be it rayon
Or cotton
Or silk, soft and worn.
And even on clothing
All covered with mold
Or bloody
Or pungent
Or shredded and torn,
You still are the pattern that's greatest to wear
If I didn't have paisley, I'd often go bare.
Slim Walter DeTurtlevain has published 2 more terrible poems since joining on 30/11/99. Read more of Slim Walter's terrible poetry at the anthology. Here are three of Slim Walter's latest works: