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her hollywood stardom...

by Richard Lloyd Cederberg — Read all 280 poems by Richard Lloyd Cederberg

Characterization.

Thursday, September 13, 2018


Poem Artwork
With little insight into
transforming forces; she
moves (now) as a stylish breeze,
coursing over landscapes of venture.
Endowed with elegance, refinement, and an
aura of intoxicating magnetism, she is the latest
in vogue apotheosis; a delicate shimmering beauty
seeking to charm the masses…
.
Radiating as sunlight, she
is clearly aware of all the nuances
of a transposable persona
and stands fully erect.
Sane between
fantasy and reality;
Cinderella’s carriage has
birthed (again) a Cytherean
Beauty poised precariously
[between]
heaven and hell
.
All eyes are fixed
on smooth legs-
feet and toes-
full breasts-
perky nipples-
sensuous lips-
flawless skin-
arching neck-
perfect hair-
lithe arms-
perfectly-fitted-clothing
.
Fitfully; a hundred little
suns burst brightly; paparazzi
capturing brief moments for
profit and assured notoriety.
Mesmerized; - as if divinity
had emerged from beyond
time and space - adoring fans
embrace a quintessential moment;
eagerly rejoicing as they struggle
to conflate with the intangible
.
Defending illusions of accessibility;
she poses and smiles decorously;
signing autographs and shifting
gracefully along plush carpeting.
Exalted on volatile heights,
the goddess incarnate
floats effortlessly on
an actuating dais,
revered-
adored-
imitated-
sought after-
pure vitreous silica…
does it really matter to her
that stardom is just thaumaturgy …
.
richard lloyd cederberg
2018
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Reviewed by Mary Ann Biddinger
Reviewed on September 23, 2018
Richard ~
Does it matter to her of a star on the Hollywood
walk of fame...
Quite good!
Lady Mary Ann

Reviewed by Jms Bell
Reviewed on September 19, 2018
WHAT'S REALLY SAD HERE RICHARD IS...SHE HASN'T YET COME INTO THE REALIZATION OF WHOSE 'STAR' SHE REALLY IS. HOPEFULLY, BECAUSE 'HE' IS NOT WILLING THAT ANY SHOULD BE LOST, ONE DAY SHE WILL BE MADE AWARE OF THIS AWESOME TRUTH AND FOR WHOM SHE REALLY SHINES. MEANWHILE...THE 'PREPARATION' GOES ON. THANKS FOR SHARING. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Michael Schafer
Reviewed on September 15, 2018
As they say, everything that glitters is not gold.

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on September 14, 2018
After I looked up the meaning of thaumaturgy, I realized that you are trying to describe what happens when a woman moves from talented to a "star." Or, you could be describing an angel, an unattainable star. The whole process is a kind of perpetually reinforcing theme. I find that most stars, not all, have deep defining defects that are conveniently removed for promotional purposes. The more one is shown in multiple roles that don't reflect her singing or acting talent, the more revered she becomes. If she is shown floating in by invisible cables and with her eyes flashing lightning like reflections from cgi enhancement, one begins to believe that she is supernatural. Plastic surgery, makeup and careful wardrobe selection makes her physical perception perfect, except for when she is pushing a cure for one of her many common maladies like, "The heartbreak of psoriasis! ;-)

Ron

Reviewed by Mystic Rose
Reviewed on September 14, 2018
I have learned yet another new word from you, "thaumaturgy" anything pertaining to magic fascinates me. Your poetry is educationally tutorial and fascinating. Have a wonderful day full of blessings and love.

Reviewed by John Herlihy
Reviewed on September 13, 2018
To answer your question at the end, probably now, although her trip, a unique journey, seems exciting. A poem well executed.

Reviewed on September 13, 2018
Hollywood is just a fancy name. With the youtube celebrities on board, we don't really need Hollywood stars.

For this millennial generation, we have the youtube celebrities - "Ethan and Hila", these two are of one good example. They put their videos on youtube, but they are so hilarious they actually become the stars in youtube. When they went on vacation they had no idea their fans would be waiting for them.

Movies are now made in CGI's and they are made for the video games characters that millennials play. It's a different world now.

If you knew how the inside of the Hollywood works, its sex scandals and the drugs and everything else, you notice how those little guys in the "Goonies" never pursued further their careers in Hollywood. They all left Hollywood and held down jobs like everyone of us. One of them has gone on to become a lawyer.

Sandie

Reviewed by Susanne Leist
Reviewed on September 13, 2018
An illusion created by the flash of lights and whispers of adoring fans. Thank you for the new word, thaumaturgy.

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton
Reviewed on September 13, 2018
Aye, fame is most certainly a grand illusion for most of the "starlets." Those beauties give so much of themselves for to catch a falling star until the end.

Reviewed by Odin odin@aflx.com
Reviewed on September 13, 2018
A viable treatise to the reality of the Hollywood magic, that quality of delusion over illusion that finds its time... and then, poof. Few ever realize it before it's too late, ending up akin to the movie, "Sunset Boulevard"


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