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
Rhapsody resounds, resonating for eons, what'll be your echo?
So true, it is the journey. Have a great year.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Ann. You too have a splendid year ahead
DeleteAh, I like this one. It's so easy to focus on a destination or time frame, but then we miss all the stuff in between.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Janna. Happy new year to you
DeleteSo beautifully put.
ReplyDeleteHappy 2014, Ruby!
Thank you so much Kymm. Wish you the same
DeleteYes, I agree with you. It's the direction. Thank you so much for sharing this , Ruby. Happy New Year! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your kind words. A very Happy New Year to you too :)
DeleteBeautifully stated! Happy New Year, Ruby! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Suzanne both for wishes and kind words. A very Happy New Year to you too :)
DeleteThank you so much Jo-Anne. I really appreciate all your support and encouragement. Heartiest greetings for 2014 to you too :)
ReplyDeleteGreat one! Yes. If we focus on direction, the dates will take care of themselves. Besides, the Universe acts in its own time and always for our highest good. Happiest of New Years to you!
ReplyDeleteI love the way you put it down Jayne. Thank you so much. Happy New Year to you too :)
DeleteWise and beautiful, Ruby. Happy 2014.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. Happy 2014 to you too :)
DeleteGood way of putting it. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Carver. Happy new year :)
DeleteReally thought-provoking, I love it!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much and a very Happy new year to you :)
DeleteI have always believed that all things will happen in good time, if they were meant to happen at all. Therefore, I do not restrict myself to artificial dates and timelines for the things that are really important to me, such as marriage, fatherhood, etc. All of those things came to me in good time. I never once thought I was a failure because I found true Love at 36 and not 26, for instance. May 2014 be a year filled with happiness, good health and personal fulfillment. Happy New Year, Ruby! :)
ReplyDeleteWow this sounds inspiring. Thank you so much Tom. And a very Happy new year to you too :)
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