The Holiday Postcard Tableau (poem)

The prompt this time here was from Laura and of a tableau.

And our tableau has a fixed poetry style entitled The Tableau – created by Emily Romano in October of 2008

Poetry Style:

• 1 or more verses
• 6 lines per verse
• 5 beats/syllables per line

Poetry Rules:

• title should contain the word ‘tableau’
• poem should aim to be pictorial
• no rhyme scheme

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The Holiday Postcard Tableau

Everyone cheesed

with wide Cheshire grins

I poked a finger

in sister’s shoulder

from back of the car

in a living room

.

Mom glared with a wink

pushing us to one

together with hands

directing movie’s

still photos to spend

just the right moment

.

One to send to Aunts

or friends reconnect

once a year to see

in perfect sweaters

or even a tie

with broad smiles us we

.

It’s tall mantle framed

for a cat to skirt

ginger steps ’round smiles

for aunts miles away

to remind us that

we had such a day