Daver Austin Poet Free verse

Portrait of Susan C

PORTRAIT OF SUSAN C.

If you glance at Susan
Three days in a row
        same pose
            same tilt of head
                  same diverted eyes
                                   brows raised
                                         firm round lips
She says something different 
Each ardent flip

I suppose it’s the passionate red dress –
     how it hangs in perfect V
        only a suggestion of feminine property
           how it further urges her tinted ivory skin
Oh! And the long sleeves –
            how they paint those meaningful 
                                                           finger slims

Yes!
The dress –
It quite overcomes

Well      Susan is blond
Really blond –
            long-hair-hanging blond –
It sweeps round her ears
To frame a coquettish-near smile
She’s fair enough for movie fame
Yet?
Take the expression away
And…well… 
It’s back to the dress for a while

Oh there’s so much movement
In those hanging folds –
                        none the same –
So much suggestion
Even softness
                        satin flame
Ummm humm…     hmmmm

To end though
The whole is T-Susan
The ever notorious tease –
     the come-on
          slight show of flesh
               those white clear eyes
                     of kidney pool blue

Damn!      lady!
Pity the poor sap
Runs into you

Dave Austin

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Joe Maverick November 20, 2016 at 4:39 AM Hello Daver, its a very descriptive piece here, leaves me wondering who is Susan C? or is she just a type you have created.' Daver Austin November 20, 2016 at 12:47 PM Found her picture in a magazine. Love, daver

Maurice Yvonne October 24, 2016 at 5:32 PM I love the sarcasm in this one. I too love women with strength of character and not just a looker. This woman sounds like the kind you find stapled in the middle of a high gloss magazine. I much prefer a woman an artist wants to paint. A fav!

Andrea Dietrich October 16, 2016 at 8:27 PM wow, DAver, what a portrait of a siren you have painted. She sounds scrumptious!!! I really liked this read.

Michelle Mac Donald October 13, 2016 at 8:51 AM Well done Daver! Would have been a trying act to write this, while upholding and maintaining your decorum, and quiet dignity. If you'd been pranked, it wasn't done with kindness nor respect! Some days I wonder why some people lack a few vital cogs. Keep well & stay safe! Hugs to you...Love, Mikki Daver Austin October 14, 2016 at 10:27 AM Thanks, Mikki. A letter on the way. Hug, daver