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The poetess opens
like a book
bound in silk
with florets in the margins
and gold-edged pages turning
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and turning
with every breath
of the Muse
reading over
her shoulder.
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© 2019 Betty Hayes Albright
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Posts Tagged ‘poetess’
Florets
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The Poetess – for Anne (2011 posting)
Posted in Poetry 1970's, tagged angst, creativity, friendship, poem, poetess, Poetry, strip tease, validation, vindication on August 28, 2011| 3 Comments »
……… (from 1979)
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She paints what is reflected
in the tears that are neglected
and laughs at the picture
that she sees.
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Still her thoughts become infected
with words that were rejected
and she knows that craziness
comes in degrees.
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But the world will stand corrected
when her bones are resurrected
and she asks,
“How did you like my last strip-tease?”
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(c) 1979, 2012 Betty Hayes Albright
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