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
Doesn't sound like a very promising fate since either way you lose. Loved the imagery you evoked. Very poetic.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kathy for such encouraging words
DeleteWow, zeroed souls. Does seem to be all or nothing! Nice write, Ruby!
ReplyDeleteThank you Kymm for such positive feedback
DeleteWow I feel breathless. I felt as if the words themselves were falling
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DeleteLoved reading !
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DeleteI agree, breathless. Great job, Ruby!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Gina. It is so good to hear from you.
DeleteReally nice answer to the question, Ruby. I loved the choice you pose. ("We can take the risk and fall. Or....")
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Christine. I am really glad you liked it.
DeleteSometimes doing the right thing is so difficult.
ReplyDeleteRightly said. Thank you so much.
DeleteSo much said in so few words. Very nicely done!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Susan for your kind words.
DeleteExtraordinary word choices and usage! Excellent thought-provoking poetry.
ReplyDeleteFound you on Yeah, Writes. Looking forward to more.
Sempiternal?
Best to you,
Sally
Thank you so much Sally. It is a pleasure hearing from you.
DeleteSempiternal : infinite
Best to you and yours.