lady in white

𝔽𝕒𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕥𝕤 on Instagram: “Pendants and chains By @heyhegia ✨”

 

I know of a lady in white
with a mouth full of promises,
spreading a nocturnal path of flowers,
like a longed kiss above the eye,
a lady that slips in my chest,
within the small rim of my fist,
a sniff so wild, a mouth that dwells on mountains moist.
a lady with a potato peel,
with cardigans and wool on her mahogany table,
entangled like dust in her bun,
mouth covered with layers of smiles and powder,
a moment of purple sanity,
a lady in white that lives in a suburban city,
with marigolds just in her eyes.
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A dreamer and a believer for the upliftment of women rights. A published poet, author, writer. Believes in dancing and cooking amazing food for hungry souls at times. Loves to write and write till the moon is satisfied. My writings can be found at Visual Verse, Indian Periodical, Sick Lit mag, Duane's Poetree, Thistle magazine, among various others. Curator of Olive Skins.

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  10. Great poem Devika. I love how the ethereal imagery of the opening makes way for more grounded and everyday detail. And then in the last line, the ‘marigolds in her eyes’ just hints at the beginning again.

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  13. The lady with cardigans and wool on her mahogany table conjures up such a picture of this person. I can see her. And the bun, too. I feel I have met ladies like this in the past. I wonder was she always like this or is it what she has become with age? I feel a bit like her lately lol. A lovely porm Devika

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