| | queen
of cut-glass chandeliers
gracious armoires
porcelain
cups, saucers
Catch
a falling star
sapphires
and diamonds
One-of-a-kind designer dresses
pageant winning posture
pillory straight spine
Somewhere, over the
rainbow
cobalt
blue calendar plates
early excursions —
ballets and
symphonies, opera, galleries
dancing
fairies, magician melodies
A
Midsummer Night’s Dream
my
dresses like China dolls
adoring husband bringing
juice
and coffee, breakfast in bed
to the neighborhood’s
entertainer
Showboat,
the Roaring ’20s
backyard
spectaculars
gazebo in back, behind the Victorian
roses, citrus trees, trellised
gardens, purple grapes
I’ll be with you
in
apple blossom time
Young at Heart singer
my singing instructor
harmony teacher
My
Kentucky Babe
listening,
hearing
back pain, surgery, scalpel
spinal
nerves knitted together
jammed, crushed, crammed
Bongo in the Congo
trouble in
the jungle
everything was perfect
everything
was lost
home, husband, time, voice, mind
Standing
in the Need of Prayer
Sandman
steps so lightly | | In
England I find a hat
The
lady moon is watching
that matches my hand-made
coat,
from out
the starry skies
both of them one-of-a-kind.
The little stars are
peeping
Leaving the shop, gaining the street,
to see if you are sleeping
I feel you smile.
Sandman
sings so softly
Last kiss. Goodnight.
Last kiss. |
