Eight-line Poems 2

Ornament

Ornament

Cluttered like the Victorian drawing room
we take one object from the mantel
let it stand alone in ornamental splendour
a baroque invasion of Scandinavian space
a single statement of glorious profusion
accentuated by the cold hard edges
of minimalist and ascetic modernism
the human amidst the morgue.


Line count: 8
Free verse
For Express It In Eight, 02.20.25
Prompt: Write a poem with an ornamental quality.