My poetry's really meant as decoration <br />For the days of life that we get rationed; <br />My lines for scrapbooks, wrapped around vases; <br />Words embroidered utilitarian places. <br /> <br />My words antimacassars for things nearby; <br />Some dangling sentences passing by, <br />Upon the latest quilt or jewelry box; <br />Or purse, or duffle, or coffee mug. <br /> <br />Please use my poems as flourishes and frills, <br />To substitute for things sans time to feel; <br />Shabby chic poetry, for every need: <br />Then there's always something to read.<br /><br />Patti Masterman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/shabby-chic-poetry/
