! Clichés I Have Loved Poem by Michael Shepherd

! Clichés I Have Loved

Rating: 3.5


‘My life has been one long…
cliché! …’ she sobbed.

He put his sunburned
muscular forearm flecked
with golden hairs
around her shaking shoulders.

She lifted her tear-brimmed,
reddening eyes to meet
his steady gaze.

‘Oh my darling..’
she breathed.

And they fell into
a passionate
cliché..

I’ve said it before and
I’ll say it again.
One man’s cliché is
another woman’s love-byte.

John Ciardi said,
The craft of poetry
is not easy.
It is better than easy.
It is joyously difficult.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Alison Cassidy 28 July 2007

A gentle (hugely funny) parody with a superb final line. Michael you demonstrate regularly how 'anything' can become a poem. It just needs a fine poet like your good self to show us. love, Allie xxxx

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Marci Made 14 July 2007

I don't wish to sound trite, but this is just great............marci.xo

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David Barlow 14 July 2007

I like this one Michael, witty and clever. Kind regards, David

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