A girl turned woman, older now

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Open Poetry #36

A girl turned woman, older now

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

0 posted 2005-08-27 04:16 PM

Like a prophet seeking clarity
on the wrong side of the street
a girl turned woman, older now,
reviews her memories.

From the black and white of girlhood
(and life was simpler then)
to colour slides of debutants,
white and virginal,
and then the colour prints
of approaching womanhood
to hand held cine cameras
of motherhood “et al”
and still the meaning of it all
an overdue to very late
expected visitor.

Past twilight now her image caught
in frames of digital
grants experience no value
in the touch-up process
and she smiles with the knowing
into shuttered future times
waiting for the flash,
the flash of true insight
and the click of understanding.

She waits today, she still waits,
that girl turned woman, older now.

Helen / 27 August 2005

Martie

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since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

1 posted 2005-08-27 04:50 PM

Helen

"and she smiles with the knowing
into shuttered future times
waiting for the flash,
the flash of true insight
and the click of understanding.

She waits today, she still waits,
that girl turned woman, older now."

Me too! Love your clever word play in this...well done!

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

2 posted 2005-08-27 05:00 PM

yes, life was simpler then

good piece here Helen, much to ponder

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

3 posted 2005-08-28 07:27 AM

Martie captured my favorite lines...
and I liked the layers
of this...

reminded me of full slips
and poodle skirts...

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