Christopher Barnes
ZIP 6
backstitch hikes
shutterbug zooms
endways on chambray
aching peek
Lizzie reconciles specs
gowns tortured in cellophane
double hem
Venus-maker assimilates foundation
ravelproofs brink
ZIP 7
tailor's chalk erasable
barefoot on silvered rattan
in Deborah's fingers
gleams rouse curtains
hybrid yarn unspools
four tiptoes backswept
end-point knot
safety pins adorn decolletage
fixes ultrasuede
ZIP 8
not-quite unseen slipstitch
photoplay - disengaged geldings
tweezers jerk fray
cradle-rock aria
Pippa sniffles on voile
bow knot at dandy's neck
bobbin case fuzz
Spring tableau opens
wafts
ZIP 9
metallic nylon twine
tiffing in French
vivacious as a whistle
veil quells her fluster
through bistre cashmere
the interests of millinery
Jo powers kilohertz
an awestruck rite
today's hassle starts
ZIP 10
windowpane pinstripes
bronze nudged into arms
gladden in task-light
designer leers in wings
Marion stubbornly contours
klaxon honks
with point turner
facets dumbfound editors
as Horlicks quakes
Christopher Barnes' first collection
LOVEBITES was published by Chanticleer Press. He reads for Proudwords lesbian and gay writing festival each year, partakes in workshops, and co-edited the poetry magazine Interpoetry.
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