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
Ooo. This is just lovely.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much editors
DeleteYou've got me wanting to hang on to the winter now, Ruby! Nice one.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great compliment. Thank you so much Kymm
DeleteSo reminiscent of those hot, days of late summer.
ReplyDeleteWritten in cold rainy weather. :)
DeleteThank you so much Tara
Brings back nice memories of summer. Great idiom.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Lumdog.
Deletenoooooooooooo, Ruby . . . not dog days, not yet. We still have snow!
ReplyDelete:) well done.
It is still cold at my native but where I work it is beginning of dog days :(
DeleteThank you so much Barbara
You must live somewhere warmer than me; spring is going strong in the 50's and 60's here in Colorado!
ReplyDeleteStopping by to wish you good luck with the A-to-Z Challenge!
Shannon at The Warrior Muse
Thank you so much Shannon and I am working in much warmer climate than I have ever been to before.
DeleteYou fitted the idioms in so naturally. It's a beautiful piece.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Draug. Coming from you, this is really encouraging
DeleteThis is lovely Ruby! I long for those lazy days. Great use of idiom!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Suzanne. But I prefer winters anytime.
DeleteOh I can just feel it! Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Heather
DeleteThis is lovely and so relaxing. I am longing for those dog days already.
ReplyDeleteI wish I were willing to join you but I am sorry I am not. It is so good to hear from you.
DeleteSometimes it does seem like spring stays around for very long!
ReplyDeleteI didn't get chance to see spring at its best this time. Thank you so much Janna
DeleteSummer vacation blues, those where the days.
ReplyDeleteSummer vacations - those were really some days! But heat - no, I guess I am a winter girl
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