Friday, January 3, 2003

Always Unsuitable Comments

Rating: 3.3

She wore little teeth of pearls around her neck.
They were grinning politely and evenly at me.
Unsuitable they smirked. It is true
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Marge Piercy
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Colleen Courtney 18 May 2014

Little ladies hatched from the eggs of pearls like pink and silver lizards! Who writes like this! So incredibly awesome! ! ! ! !

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Seema Joglekar 17 August 2009

Kudos' Voice of a woman, hurts where it's meant to pinch

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Bobbie Goggins 22 October 2005

'little teeth of pearls' 'grinning politely and evenly at me.' - Good imagery. This poem has a sweet, wistful twist and ends with the tragic 'bitter sisters.'

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Marge Piercy

Marge Piercy

Detroit, Michigan
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