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Camouflaged Imposter

With purpose her steps project pearlescent elegance Finely cut fabric falls from her waist, embellishes Weightless momentum, legs timed as ballroom bustle musical march beside busy suburban thrum Range Rover overgrown zebras meander, hands free Inhabit hair salon adjacent spots, to emerge panthers Claws comb plumb neat pelt on gym angular shoulders Watched white teeth greet crimped cappuccino domes From rotting fence, cluttered sunroom mottled streets Feral hedges blend shed dilapidation with neighbours Pearl recalls the rural run-down houses, howling low hope Chimneys emitting messages to status never received Mauve smoke drifts to city monotonous nonchalance Eleventh level sky view squares share trove of eventide Tang in coveted ticket operas from atop lavish lifestyle High rise residents' glinted sun sets show mirrors only 20th March 2021 Written for Contest : Eight Word Bard Sponsor : John Hamilton Words of necessary inclusion are: pearlescent, thrum, plumb, crimped, feral, howling, eventide, tang

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