Tag Archives: fashion

Angularity

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Helen

Perfect cheekbones Angularity Cut from ice Perfection prized Slopes so silky Realised Perfect cheekbones Angularity Mathematics Angularity So precise Dreams shall arise Fashion princess It’s so nice Perfect cheekbones Angularity © Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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Le Poseur

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Helen

You live in fashion magazines Your calling card is arch You play extremes as though they’re subtle Positions weird and uncomfortable Accessorised to near extinction A creature of such faux distinction We follow as you march They call you ‘le … Continue reading →

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Summer Sandals

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Helen

She wore red summer sandals And peasant skirts She drank in the sunshine Like a sensual balm And for this special goddess No day could come to harm She was the essence of The perfect summer day She wore purple … Continue reading →

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Well Suited

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Helen

Pinstripe princess Attaché case nearby Perfectly polished Heads turn and sigh Primped and perfect Angels would die Pinstripe princess Don’t ask why So well suited Made for the role All is crafted Sum, not the whole All so professional Virtues … Continue reading →

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Incongruent Fur

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Helen

The thing was It was incongruent fur It tipped me off To an otherwise Effortless guise The hair wet and slicked back And so hurriedly dressed But across shivering shoulders This fur jacket was pressed The thing was It was … Continue reading →

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Cinematique

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Helen

She had mystique Cinematique Famous directors Brooded on her face But of such passion Never a trace Never a trace She was sympathetic Cinematique But for their yearning She felt not a thing This bird barely spoke And never would … Continue reading →

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Into The Evening

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Helen

Carrying her small clutchbag She lingered at the street light Her cheekbones cut like razors Flooded in the spotlight Into the evening She slipped and swayed As though the rising sun itself Could be delayed Her hair a mane of … Continue reading →

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Heart Shaped

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Helen

She wore a heart-shaped ring On her middle finger In dusty coffee shops She would dream and linger She was just a song Sung by another singer Wearing her heart-shaped ring On her middle finger She had a heart-shaped sign … Continue reading →

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Cover Up

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Helen

My face is covered in makeup Fine painting on my form My words are carefully chosen So much different from when born And with artifice and product My daily mask I now adorn From my sins I won’t recover I … Continue reading →

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Tuxedo Nights

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Helen

I no longer yearn for tuxedo nights Glamour holds no sway on me Visceral hunger for elegantry Is frozen as a winter strewn lake I would no longer hold Gatsby’s hand Give him shelter in the jazz age Swinging softly … Continue reading →

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