Belle Of The Ball Poems

Mildred sat in her rocking chair
The setting sun highlighting her silver hair
Reflecting on her many, many years
Her eyes glistened with joyful tears
All the times both good and bad
And how she missed her husband Brad
They had been to such great places
She...Read More

November Twinkle fairy was feeling very low,
to the Giggle Night Ball she had wanted to go 

But her gold fairy wings were all tattered and torn -
she’d landed in a thicket, they’d caught on a thorn

And she got into a...Read More

Note: This is a long one. Just a warning before you start reading. : ) 


Outside the walls stood a handmaiden gazing
Twisting her skirt between fingers so frail
Patches of burlap were sewn on the garment
Cut from a sack of a...Read More

Spring is the belle of the ball
in Her gown of floral print.
And ridding the carousel 
of life, her carriage arrives.

Tethered to a treetop breeze
She unfurls emerald leaves.
And brushes budding branches
enticing sweet sap to rise.

Tending to Nature's garden
She nurtures pussy willows.
And...Read More

My Christmas tree in sparkling dress
stands in my window to impress.
She smiles at all the passersby.
She waves hello.  She is not shy.

She winks at all the trees she sees
in nearby houses on the street.
She seems to shiver with delight
counting...Read More

A flamingo asked a fer-de-lance
To be his date to a high school dance.
"Oh, you don't want to dance with me.
I've neither arms nor legs, you see."
"No problem there," flamingo said,
"You can still play the perfect role.
We'll enter the limbo contest,
And...Read More

Aint no life without heartache, aint no love without pain 
Someday Mister Blues, he come callin' your name 
Aint no life without suffering, aint no heart without loss 
Prepare for life's sorrows, get measured up for your cross. 

You can...Read More

We Found Paradise, Its Valleys Wide And Soft Green

When your heart sang to this downtrodden and lost man
singing birds stopped singing to hear that melody;
I was broken, walking through life without a plan
if sorrows were a joke, I was their...Read More

‘WHITE COLUMN RESSURRECTION’

Even now you stand poised with memories of a corned cobbed pipe in one hand-tight gripped lapel in the other-perched against thick southern charmed columns positioned on a once so powerful veranda .

Peering across your fields at the...Read More

CINDERELLA    GOLDENROD


The June garden  is overflowing with summer colour. 
The dresses are gorgeous. The Prince is dazzled.
In the corner, Cinderella  in drab green looks sad;
But the clock ticks. In August, the Prince of the Sky...Read More

Azalea! Belle of the ball
Elegant stylish grace,
Flowing swirls,
Shades of pink satin
Air of sophistication,
Awakening imaginations 
Love and nature,
Played a part,
Warm breezes swayed,
Different dream worlds,
Dancing emotions waltzed,
Romance bloomed,
Midnight hopes disappeared,
Twelve o’clock struck,
Cinderella! 
A fairy tale,
But for Azalea,
She remains
Always and forever,
A very beautiful...Read More

It was just another Saturday night,
wasn't with nobody
My pockets were full
and my heart was on call
I was dressed to the nines,
and my hair was laid just fine
when I stepped into the 
Coats-For-Kids charity ball
I made the usual walk through,
did the...Read More

Outside the walls stood a handmaiden gazing
Twisting her skirt between fingers so frail
Patches of burlap were sewn on the garment
Cut from a sack of a barley oat bale

Oh how she dreamed of the opulent palace
Silver and gold and the finest...Read More

The Ice Dancer.

She got up each morning
at the crack of dawn,
did toe loops like no-one,
all part of the sport,
her triple axles
were a sight to behold,
as they followed her progress
she had them in awe.

Her steps were so light that
they couldn’t believe,
how...Read More

***Based upon an actual incident a friend had that had a "just" outcome!***

"The Lady Tiger And The Mouse"

She was returning home late one evening
in her pretty new black and red dress!
(He was hiding and waiting in the shadows....
an attacker's nature...Read More

Hear me.
 My words,
 with ink tell the tale
of a lady and her lord.
See me.
My pen,
miming their accord.
The laughter; soundlessly
R i n g i n g     
in your ears.
The merry heartbreak
spilling golden champagne;
T e a r...Read More

An invitation arrives to my first dance
I'm hoping for some sweet romance
But I haven’t got a stitch to wear
Hope I find some creative flair

Top hat and tails and lots of glam
If I don’t find a dress it will be a...Read More

Next Time I See You

I will sing a wonderful song my dear
And quickly lend me your kind ear
Was about a girl who was so sweet
Abruptly swept me off of my feet.

She seemed to be a Miss Belle of the Ball
Who...Read More

    Elegant intoxicating ballroom, with polished marble floor, archways lining the walls rising to the ceiling in mahogany trim. Candle holders with lit candles between each arch to match the elegant enormous Swarovski crystal chandeliers glittered brightly...Read More

my new peach dress
so fastidiously pressed
in hope that a man will seek to caress

Strauss’s Blue Danube calls
reverberates through halls
streaming from Michelangelo walls

coy ladies smile 
bright eyes beguile
captivating men’s attention for a while

as gentlemen twirl them
I, a lone femme
feel humbled, an...Read More

My dress is made of fine peach coloured lace
Hair is in ringlets, which frames my pretty face
The lights in the room cast a romantic glow
My first ever ball; I must go with the flow

The orchestra strikes up a wonderful tune
Ladies...Read More

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What if I happened to win the lottery
What would I do with the money
Spend it on all kinds of frivolous things
Or a year long trip with my honey

Eat in restaurants three times a day
Choose the richest item on the menu
Act...Read More

Belle

Belle of the ball, darling of every man’s eye, 
I floated ‘neath my emerald gown gracefully
So many pretty men held out their hand to me
Spurning them coquettishly, I batted eyelashes
behind which my predator’s eyes ravaged
each suitor
Beauty resplendent, darling of no...Read More

You saunter through the double doors
Head held high
Chest puffed out
Putting on airs
You think you’re so clever, so deceiving
Showing up baring the most ornate mask
But I see right through
The mask that you wear tonight
You think it will conceal
You think just tonight
In...Read More