The 12 inch heel, the confident gait, The measured steps, the sudden halt, The blush on cheeks, the smoldering eyes, The hands on hips, head held high, The silken gown, barely there, A tilt of neck, balanced well, The sultry glance, timed right, Perfect half twirl, played twice, With a graceful swirl, she turns back. The world looks on with stolen breath, Oohs, aahs, applauds, encores. The showstopper’s yesterday, Now hangs in a gallery, Fading parchment, guarded unnecessarily. No shadows of glamour come a-chasing, For vacant eyes and sagging skin, For shattering illusions, hanging questions, Am I never going back? Linking with The Mag : Mag 147 Linking with Write on Edge : The Red Writing Hood - The Gallery Linking with My blog can beat up your blog : 100 Word Song : Never going back to Ok Linking with The Velvet Verbosity : 100 Words - Breath
Nice one Ruby. You're right, we're on the same track :)
ReplyDeletei devoured this.. keep on writing! =)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Walktofree. this is so encouraging.
Deletewhat beautiful, flowing prose. Oh Ruby, I loved this. Loved the ending..it was worthy of it's own ovation.
ReplyDeleteTGIF my friend. xo
Thank you so much Kir. I am really touched with such wonderful compliments from you.
DeleteTGIF :)
Very good idea!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Joe
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How precise and beautiful - very nice!
Thank you so much. I am glad the little piece goes down so well with all of you
DeleteI like where you went with this. People do drift in and out of our lives, until we take our final bow.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Janna
DeleteThis is just lovely. So well written!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Ivy
Deletemomentary flickers... and the woven story.
ReplyDeleteVery nice, Ruby!
Thank you Kymm, it is always a pleasure to hear from you
DeleteThis is brilliant, Ruby. What an amazing ending, too!
ReplyDeleteThank you Valerie. I am glad that you enjoyed it
DeleteThis sort of captures the mystique of the backstage. I like it.
ReplyDeleteThank you Draug :) It is always an honour to hear such kind words from you
DeleteI had to Google saltating. I love learning new words:) Thanks for linking up!
ReplyDeleteThank you Editors for all the support you lend.
DeleteA good one Ruby, shadows are more than we acknowledge on most days.
ReplyDeleteThank you Dobson for seeing through it so deeply
DeleteBeautiful work.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much
DeleteThis is lovely. Great job.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ashley :)
DeleteIf we stopped to actually count all of the people who have flitted in and out of our lives, I am sure we would be stunned at how high the total would be. The better number is how many of stood the test of time and are still here, by our sides. You have spoken of this side of our lives with the skill of a seamstress; weaving just the right words in just the right spots to create an expression of high fashion and beauty. Superbly done, Ruby!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Tom. I am really, truly honored to hear such kind words and appreciation. Thank you so much for all the encouragement you all lend.
DeleteI love the way you crafted this, Ruby. You have a knack for pinning down the fleeting thought.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Linda :) Coming from you this is truly an honor
DeleteSo beautiful! Love the structure. And I particularly love the last four lines.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Suzanne for all your support.
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