Most females have one item of clothing in a lifetime that is so special for whatever reason that, emotionally, it lingers as a gem in the memory.
Most women,
I suspect,
wear one dress
(or two, perhaps)
that lingers in memory
as perfection,
gift wraps
a pearl,
one crystalline stitch
in time.
Mine
was white cotton,
gossamer-
with sleeveless bodice
of delicate pleats
tightly
cinched
at the waist,
cascading in gentle folds
to just below the knee.
Twirling before the mirror
I could find no fault
in my reflection-
a rarity, I dare say,
in the feminine psyche.
Graduation day,
threshold to the time of milk and honey
and I was Aphrodite,
Cinderella,
cloaked in clarity
with one glass slipper atop
the translucent pattern
that paved the road ahead.
~~~~6/30/10
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Reviewed by Gianetta Ellis (Reader)
Reviewed on August 12, 2010
Lovely writing. I've also read August and Intrusion. You have a wonderfully unique, creative and succinct style. Your poetry is highly "accessible" and relatable. I'm surprised I haven't found my way to your work before now.
First Edition Translation of Teselas by Carmen Crespo X111 César Simón Poetry Prixe 2016 Translated from Spanish by Robin Ouzman Hislop and Amparo Arrospíde
If you tend to believe romantic, passionate, masculine poetry is a thing of past eras, read "She Intrigues Me," and be swept away in the beautiful craft of a contemporary poet of love.
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