Reliquary
Passion spat, virgin brat ; prancing in a hat, an unwelcome incursion
on a bus excursion, file past, dances up stairs through a narrow entrance
to The Shop.
Ever sown eyes going to her gently, turns, stops to see if I'm staring.
Gorking at what she is wearing, I gloat, float to see if I can assist,
who is she daring ?
why not doff my façade ; dispense with caring, depart back to my art.
A sultry miss purrs ; admires an Abyssinian cat ?
Surreal, bent over scantily clad, feels naughty ; over the top attire
what is the word I require ; reliquary.
Dolls eyes reflect what I previously was to inspect ; blushes a fairy.
Too late to be wary ; should beware, trapped canary.
Distances herself ; further back, bites into a sullen light,
lost into the bowel of the den. The Shop closes at ten,
plum forgot Ms Irate ; couldn't wait.
Locked up and left, one tries to avoid theft.
Morning after,
commenced quiet late, feeling it tampered with another's fate.
Occurred to me a wry smile traces on the hideous faces, of the Trolls,
vile plaster cast figurines, possessed vehicles ; for a Genies mischief.
Mid-morning, a scream, wails from the inner bowel of The Shop.
Dusting duties must stop. Go to where a crowd now huddles,
drips of blood, give way to puzzles, not dead, yet has bled, deflowered instead.
We carried ; comforted, caring lady covered her with a shawl.
Opened her eyes, before her ; stared the Trolls leaning against the wall.
She pointed at them all ; before she fell into slumber.
Rummaged through her bag, we later called a friends number.
Dusting duties again begun, for the reliquary just another day,
delightfully spent in Sundays Sun.
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Submitted on March 08, 2017
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABC D XDX XEE FF XXG X EGBX C X X HHEE XA |
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,650 |
Words | 284 |
Stanzas | 13 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 1, 3, 3, 2, 3, 1, 4, 1, 1, 1, 4, 2 |
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