Short Strapless Poems

Upcountry sky gloomed darker, charcoal
as the end of summer sparking fall.
Any ridgetop beckons lightning –
distant thunder – or was it applause?
For she was strapless, bride-white lily
dancing past us 
as they silhouetted into sunset,
sparkling rosé sunflare below clouds....

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I light a candle and in its flutter
open envelopes,
each one holds a piece of your past

I make old stories fly.

A child's ringlets
bounce in a mirror
new shoes skip
ten to two
eleven
three

Lip-gloss, eye-liner, braided hair
strapless dress, stilettos
brisk kisses in low-lit alleys.

Recorded memories
for your eager ears
And I see your freedom dance
in a last flicker.

Copyright © Darren White...

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In strapless nine-inch stiletto heels
stylized and polished to a high gloss,
she absolutely loves how she feels.

In her sexy pose, she can strike awe
within the hearts of unwary men,
who oft get tongue-tied and hem and haw.

Granted; nine-inch heels may seem extreme
but this seductive siren on stilts,
comes off as anything but mainstream.


(Tercets)


5/12/2021


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