Dresses
They sway as if in talk
They sing songs when they walk
Humming along with every step, every glide, every strut
They shimmy and shimmer wildly, gaily, reminding us of those color filled days that refuse to give up on us
Dresses dance in the wind. With each eager breeze, they gasp, and then laugh.
Flapping and fluttering in the rain they cling to sacred places, the envy of all men.
Down the front, over the head, up the back; dresses invite the vision they feed, creating new appetites and hunger
And at night, their whispers compete with the natives, moaning rhythmic sighs with each languorous fluent step.
Dresses welcome the thirst of endless summers, and mourn the beauty of a winter wonderland.
As the leaves gather, they compromise and coquettishly flip their hemlines at the possibilities of things yet to come.
About this poem
Written by 2011. Dresses celebrates being a girl and a woman.
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Submitted by pebonger on January 02, 2022
Modified on March 23, 2023
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Words | 149 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
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