Frost Feather 3 - photo by Sir Knight Moore
The Cold Harsh Truth of Beauty
What cold remote bitch do you presume to be
Sweeping the catwalk , trailing Valenciennes that
Resembles frost feathers
The North wind that rushes with you
Pulls silver glitter free from your hair
Cold crystals for the masses
Some float free and waft toward the gallery
Riding frigid currents of AC to land
Like so many snow flakes
You look straight ahead toward a star
Cold white light beams pierce blue eyes
Caress that cold brittle shell
No warmth penetrates this arctic blast
Soft ululations like a winter wind
Tap tapping hands like sleet on pane
And you stomp on toward the after party
Waving white arms and trailing lace
Wintery stick branches in the breeze
Cold chemicals can capture blue eyes
White skin, soft lace, hard lips
The cold harsh truth of beauty
What lies beneath the permafrost
Remains a mystery for some man
To unearth when glaciers melt
the cold hard truth of beauty....nice
ReplyDeletelots of energy in this...and BANG you burst
onto the scene straight away with those opening
lines...felt the shiver...smiles.
great piece
So many models are very unhappy on the inside, but everyone just sees and compares themselves to the outside. I especially like:
ReplyDeleteNo warmth penetrates this artic blast
Soft ululations like a winter wind
Tap tapping hands like sleet on pane
That was very hard hitting and like a nice big slap, really opened up with some excellent lines. Great work.
ReplyDeleteAMAZING where your muse took you on this one ............ I love it.
ReplyDeleteI feel the frost when I see some of these models as well, but we never know what exactly is going through their minds. Great imagery!!
ReplyDeleteYou really did put the cold and harshness out there well--and indeed who knows what is inside. Quite a fascinating piece.
ReplyDeleteWonder what would happen if one time a model gave a little smile on the runway?!
ReplyDeleteSusan, you have so many amazing images in this poem! Loved it :-) Gave me shivers, you really conjured up cold.
ReplyDeleteIt's a job...they probably are not all icy bimbos...some are probably intelligent warm make a lot of money quickly leave the modelling scene and then begin to live a life.
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