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Cpat Hair

Member Patricius

since 2001-06-05

Posts 11793

0 posted 2003-01-20 09:19 AM

She found her lover
Dancing in narrow street
Exposing flesh to any who would
For a few baubles reward
The brazen

Her dress now but worn
tattered patches
Dyed again in other hues
Resembling shadow
To hide age marked skin
That cannot compare
To her lovers’

Pride
Without dignity

Carnival
Without depth

Bacchus rules her bed
with Coarse grope
Leaving bruise on once fair
That has grown thin
And spotted with age

Raping
The ghosts of long dead
Who would rest in their stone
But by contract now must rise
And entertain

Now with each day
She dons another gown
And adds a feathered mask
Hoping the gay light
Will laugh away eyes
That might see her shame

[This message has been edited by Cpat Hair (01-20-2003 10:45 AM).]

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

1 posted 2003-01-20 09:21 AM

You have captured
Lady Orleans with a fair hand,
and a gallant bow...

regards2you
Member Elite

since 2002-10-01

Posts 3940
California

2 posted 2003-01-20 09:24 AM

What a description; pathetically sad and unfortunately, so true of many, ....who don't live there...

Your writing smacks me up along side my brain sometimes.

Enjoyed the talent of this write.

Thanks, Pat

..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons..
"Desiderata"

[This message has been edited by regards2you (01-20-2003 09:26 AM).]

serenity blaze
Member Empyrean

since 2000-02-02

Posts 27738

3 posted 2003-01-20 09:28 AM

I see you found some inspiration...

Lady Orleans has many many stories.
I only wish you'd found some of the happier ones...

Poet deVine

Administrator

Member Seraphic

since 1999-05-26

Posts 22612
Hurricane Alley

4 posted 2003-01-20 09:30 AM

Sadly so many live like this - cities and ladies alike. Enjoyed your inspired write today!

wranx
Member Elite

since 2002-06-07

Posts 3689
Moved from a shack to a barn

5 posted 2003-01-20 10:38 AM

Good writin' here...good readin' too.

Ed

scorpio
Member Ascendant

since 2002-10-02

Posts 5178
right...there

6 posted 2003-01-20 01:40 PM

Enjoyed...as always..

believe in what your heart feels...

zenny
Member

since 2002-11-24

Posts 371
Belgium

7 posted 2003-01-20 01:42 PM

enjoyed reading

hugs, zenny

The greatest thing u'll ever learn
is just to love
and be loved
in return

*hugs* Kelly.

Enchantress
Member Empyrean

since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

8 posted 2003-01-20 01:44 PM

Excellent write here Ron!
Much enjoyed the read.
~Hugs & Smiles~

~Time has cast a spell on you,
So you won't ever forget me~

Seymour Tabin
Member Empyrean

since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

9 posted 2003-01-20 02:33 PM

Cpat Hair
Well done enjoyed the read.

Cpat Hair

Member Patricius

since 2001-06-05

Posts 11793

10 posted 2003-01-20 02:43 PM

thanks to all of you... I'm glad to be back and sad at the same time the lady and I didn't get to spend more time together. She has beauty...and a sense of who she is layered with so many things that are like us..as people.. making her complex and somewhat vulnerable at the same time she would poison you.

Playing catch up from being gone...and I promise..no more about New Orleans for a while and more reading as well as responding to the poems here.. for now... thank you again..it is greatly felt when any of you take time and say a few words to what I might scribble here on the blue walls...

jellybeans
Member Elite

since 2000-10-13

Posts 2298

11 posted 2003-01-21 02:32 PM

never been to New Orleans, somehow I think I would see it the way you did, the sadness outweighing the beauty....when you see the debauchery on tv, it makes me shudder...
wonderful write....gonna direct a friend to read this...she used to live there

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

12 posted 2003-01-21 02:38 PM

Friend here. *G* And I'm glad I followed directions. *S* You've captured one of the many flavors the city and her occupants offer... not every turn of the kaleidoscope displays pretty colors. *S*

This is a fantastic write, sir... I greatly enjoyed. *S*

NewEnglandlazurlu
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-01-04

Posts 7470
A Mountain Paradise

13 posted 2003-01-21 08:26 PM

Ron, some really amazing writing and vivid descriptions. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this and read it several times.

Sadly, I think there are women like this everywhere.

Hugs, Marti

Most of us go to our grave
with our music still inside of us.

Corinne
Member Ascendant

since 1999-10-28

Posts 5167
state of confusion

14 posted 2003-01-21 11:00 PM

A different tone and style for you, Ron.
Enjoyed the layering of contrasts.

Cor

Connel

Senior Member

since 2002-11-04

Posts 736
Florida, USA

15 posted 2003-01-21 11:02 PM

Good poem.,. I really enjoyed the read..

Thank you for sharing.

I wish to become a great poet some day, but it will only come in time. Til then, I shall write my poems, and wait.

Mistletoe Angel

Member Empyrean

since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

16 posted 2003-01-21 11:09 PM

(smiles) Oh Ron, this is loely, sweet friend, there is truly Mardi Gras everyday with the poetic beauty she expresses heren everyday, yay, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Ron, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

[This message has been edited by Mistletoe Angel (01-21-2003 11:09 PM).]

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

17 posted 2003-01-22 01:11 AM

Hey Boyo, you captured her gay light perfectly!

I'm fascinated by your snapshots and the slices of life you depict!

Wonderful writing you~

Toerag
Member Ascendant

since 1999-07-29

Posts 5622
Ala bam a

18 posted 2003-01-22 08:20 AM

Pictures of N'Awlins
And all the things I saw,
Some are simply sad,
Living Mardi Gras

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