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BSC

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since 2000-02-04

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New York, USA

0 posted 2000-09-21 08:51 AM

There she is, dressed in faded pink chiffon,
Chestnut hair swept up atop her head,
while a few stray tendrils at her neck
reveal the natural gray, untouched by Clairol.
Her legs unsteady as she takes center stage
of the old, empty theater;
Moth eaten curtains hang tattered,
while dust billows up from her movement.
On the painted background, a tranquil lake,
with swans struggling to stay afloat,
while the sun, torn in two, folds over itself.
One last chance to grab her youth,
As she throws kisses from too red lips,
Into the crowd of faceless ghosts.
Through the silent applause, the lights dim,
she removes her satin slippers,
and, walks slowly to the wings;
where yesterday waits,
for the beautiful prima donna.

[This message has been edited by BSC (edited 09-21-2000).]

Elizabeth

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since 1999-06-07

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Minnesota

1 posted 2000-09-21 09:52 AM

Nothing ever stays the same. Good work, Bonnie.

Elizabeth

BSC

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2 posted 2000-09-21 03:42 PM

Thanks for reading Elizabeth, and for your kind reply....Nope, nothing stays the same. Bonnie

brian madden
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since 2000-05-06

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ireland

3 posted 2000-09-21 03:51 PM

outer beauty may age but inner beauty is timeless... Wonderful poem BCS, yes it seems that we are obsessed with youth and beauty.

"an afixiation a fix on anything the line of life the limb of a tree
the hands of he and the promise that s/he is blessed among women".
Patti Smith

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

4 posted 2000-09-21 04:21 PM

Bonnie~
Oh, such a lovely nostalgic curtain call.
Dance ballerina, dance.
Very vividly spotlighted.
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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English Rose
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since 2000-08-20

Posts 211
Berkshire, England

5 posted 2000-09-21 05:38 PM

Really lovely...although time does fly a bit doesn't it? Too swiftly for me!

BSC

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6 posted 2000-09-21 10:16 PM

Brian - Thanks, and you are so right....
Marge - Isn't nostalgia wonderful!!!! Thanks for reading my friend.
English - Too swiftly for all of us I guess...Thanks.
Thanks so much, your replies are so appreciated. Bonnie

Denise

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7 posted 2000-09-21 10:25 PM

Excellent writing, Bonnie!! 'where yesterday waits'....great line!

Denise

juliet_2u
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since 2000-07-23

Posts 1125
North Carolina

8 posted 2000-09-21 10:34 PM

Bonnie this was great. I could see this woman and almost feel her memories. Wonderful read.
Juls

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