Ziggy

NaPoMo poem #7

This is the seventh of the poems I will be writing each day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.

• NOTE: these poems will all essentially be early drafts, so edits may occur after their initial posting.

 

Ziggy

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ivory silk french-cuffed bar-collared shirt
soft as butter sweet as cream dessert

cuff links of diamonds and pure white gold
a heady treasure – bourgeois and bold

pearl-stick-pinned satin tie knotted tight
elegant as paris on a saturday night

desert-tan gabardine three-pleat slacks
euro-cuffed razor-creased sharp as tacks

snakeskin braces buttoned sterling bright
hip and killer as a rattler’s bite

black-patton striders with alligator spats
steppin’ out classy as the coolest cats

fine pinstriped linen coat double-breasted
uptown savvy and velvet vested

full-blocked rolled-brim felt chapeau
in the deepest red of a fine bordeaux

he was crisp and smooth as a dry martini
they all called him ziggy
but his name was bob

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rob kistner © 2009

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• you can find other NaPoMo offerings at read write poem

 

22 thoughts on “Ziggy”

  1. That was really impressive, amazing rhythm and sonorities, and such a cool anti-climax.
    I was stunned by all the fashionista linguistics. that sounds like it was an expensive nickname to wear.

  2. What a great job you did with rhyme, rhythm, and sound here. I was almost snapping my fingers as I read this. Great images, and the “Bob” ending is superb. :0)

  3. My goodness. This was a really fun read! Absolutely love the rhythm and the elegant and confident feel of this piece.

  4. Rob,

    Thank you sincerely for stopping by my poetry site! 🙂 It’s much appreciated as not very many poets I meet are on Livejournal, so it’s rare that I get any visitors! 🙂 So thank you!

    Secondly, this is a very lyrical piece. I love the alliteration and the word choices you’ve used. In fact, you got me so hooked to the beat of it that the last stanza really threw me off and I was laughing because it was so unexpected. What a contrast! Enjoyed reading this! 🙂

    Best regards,

    A~Lotus

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