Who Am I

It's been written before and quoted more
"Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder"
Born in London to American parents
Her beauty, would come to make, men smolder
Blue bedroom eyes for us to view, but more of a violet hue
Golden eyes reflected her seductive guise
And chastened more than a few
Unlike many beauties the color of her hair,
Rarely changed it's tint
Styles may have changed from year to year
But darkness was her intent
A voluptuous figure with statuesque curves
Changed in her golden years
But when she was young and middle aged
Men's hearts would always shift gears
She fell off a horse and broke her back
Scoliosis tormented her health
She overcame, like the trooper she was, through the years
And died in excessive wealth
Called many names in public and private
As she gracefully turned a deaf ear
Home wrecker, tramp, alcoholic, and ****
With head high she never failed to appear
Her persona was large but larger than that
Was the size of her philanthropic heart
Converting to Judaism and a Foundation for Aids
The first actress to ever really start
She won best actress in "Butterfield 8"
And never really looked back
I coveted the role Paul Newman played
In lust of "Maggie the Cat."

     by Daniel Turner Feb 3 2016
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016


Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Date: 2/12/2016 5:49:00 PM
I'm a real Liz Taylor fan, and particularly loved her in"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". Nice job! RAY
Login to Reply
Turner Avatar
Daniel Turner
Date: 2/12/2016 5:57:00 PM
Thank you,Ray. I too, am a huge Liz fan. I'm still lusting for "Maggie the cat". She was so beautiful and talented. I appreciate you and am glad to have found a fellow fan. Peace, my friend.
Date: 2/10/2016 4:13:00 PM
Hi Daniel, are you American, born 1983. Artist/ painter, now working with wooden blocks?
Login to Reply
Salehi Avatar
Pashang Salehi
Date: 2/10/2016 8:33:00 PM
You have done a great job..
Turner Avatar
Daniel Turner
Date: 2/10/2016 4:27:00 PM
No sir. My children were born about that time. I am a painter of sorts, I paint with words and use them as blocks to build a verse.
Date: 2/9/2016 11:53:00 PM
Daniel, thank you for the super XOOL Who AM I Support. A delight and head scratching contest. Always & Forever ~LINDA~
Login to Reply
Turner Avatar
Daniel Turner
Date: 2/9/2016 11:56:00 PM
You are welcome and thanks for letting me play along.
Date: 2/9/2016 11:32:00 PM
Daniel, Congrats on the who I am taks! Thanks for supporting another PD contest. through SK
Login to Reply
Turner Avatar
Daniel Turner
Date: 2/9/2016 11:56:00 PM
Thank you, SKAT. You are welcome. It was lots of fun.
Date: 2/6/2016 5:25:00 PM
Good write, Daniel :) a 7! I wasn't a fan of Elizabeth Taylor now Paul Newman what can I say :)
Login to Reply
Turner Avatar
Daniel Turner
Date: 2/6/2016 5:37:00 PM
Shame on you:) Thank you for the lovely flowers. She was a beautiful woman inside and out and an excellent actress, in my humble manly opinion.LOL
Date: 2/4/2016 8:38:00 PM
Daniel now that's three steps past terrific and Liz who loved creativeness would be proud of this write! I know I certainly am! CHEERS!
Login to Reply
Turner Avatar
Daniel Turner
Date: 2/4/2016 8:40:00 PM
You make me smile. Thank you so much for the extra kind words.
Date: 2/4/2016 3:50:00 PM
Lizzie!! that was FUN, Daniel. I did not understand what was wanted for this contest. If you did it right, I think it might be fun to try this to!!
Login to Reply
Turner Avatar
Daniel Turner
Date: 2/4/2016 3:55:00 PM
Thank you, Andrea. I'm pretty sure this is how it works, especially since she got permission to use my other two for examples. Try it. It's a lot of fun trying to get people to figure out who you are talking about. Jan guessed this one right off.
Date: 2/4/2016 1:32:00 PM
Thank you, Nette. She captured my youthful heart when everything was still in black and white. Whoops, now I'm aging myself. Thanks for the flowers.
Login to Reply
Date: 2/4/2016 1:27:00 PM
there will never be anyone like this icon.. elizabeth changed us for being who she really is.. grand piece, daniel.. huggs
Login to Reply
Turner Avatar
Daniel Turner
Date: 2/4/2016 1:36:00 PM
Thank you, Nette. She captured my youthful heart when everything was still in black and white. Whoops, now I'm aging myself. Thanks for the flowers.
Date: 2/4/2016 11:51:00 AM
Great bio for Elizabeth Taylor - the violet eyes gave it away to me - what a stunning actress she was:-) hugs Jan xx
Login to Reply
Turner Avatar
Daniel Turner
Date: 2/4/2016 11:52:00 AM
Thank you, Jan for playing along and yes she was an amazing actress and person.
Get a Premium Membership
Get more exposure for your poetry and more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Member Area

My Admin
Profile and Settings
Edit My Poems
Edit My Quotes
Edit My Short Stories
Edit My Articles
My Comments Inboxes
My Comments Outboxes
Soup Mail
Poetry Contests
Contest Results/Status
Followers
Poems of Poets I Follow
Friend Builder

Soup Social

Poetry Forum
New/Upcoming Features
The Wall
Soup Facebook Page
Who is Online
Link to Us

Member Poems

Poems - Top 100 New
Poems - Top 100 All-Time
Poems - Best
Poems - by Topic
Poems - New (All)
Poems - New (PM)
Poems - New by Poet
Poems - Read
Poems - Unread

Member Poets

Poets - Best New
Poets - New
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems Recent
Poets - Top 100 Community
Poets - Top 100 Contest

Famous Poems

Famous Poems - African American
Famous Poems - Best
Famous Poems - Classical
Famous Poems - English
Famous Poems - Haiku
Famous Poems - Love
Famous Poems - Short
Famous Poems - Top 100

Famous Poets

Famous Poets - Living
Famous Poets - Most Popular
Famous Poets - Top 100
Famous Poets - Best
Famous Poets - Women
Famous Poets - African American
Famous Poets - Beat
Famous Poets - Cinquain
Famous Poets - Classical
Famous Poets - English
Famous Poets - Haiku
Famous Poets - Hindi
Famous Poets - Jewish
Famous Poets - Love
Famous Poets - Metaphysical
Famous Poets - Modern
Famous Poets - Punjabi
Famous Poets - Romantic
Famous Poets - Spanish
Famous Poets - Suicidal
Famous Poets - Urdu
Famous Poets - War

Poetry Resources

Anagrams
Bible
Book Store
Character Counter
Cliché Finder
Poetry Clichés
Common Words
Copyright Information
Grammar
Grammar Checker
Homonym
Homophones
How to Write a Poem
Lyrics
Love Poem Generator
New Poetic Forms
Plagiarism Checker
Poetry Art
Publishing
Random Word Generator
Spell Checker
What is Good Poetry?
Word Counter