Most Famous Street Vent

"There was my name up in lights. I said 'God, sombody's
made a mistake'. But there it was, in lights."
            -Marilyn Monroe

 

Her white dress stands over street vents.
The vertical press of two ivory breasts
draws cleavage up from collar bone

down to Kennedy's valley,
or at least that was the rumor.
Brown Starflex paparazzi flash

shower red and blue across sidewalks,
and as they say, like a babe in the woods,
she stands tenderfoot, caught in the high-beams.
 

Torches of thunder send yards of white
linen to flicker like bright flame
against a pitch night
 

Whose millions of eyes
travel up those bombshell thighs
drive back down with her ensemble.
 

Reviews

[The Twin Arenas]

"she stands tenderfoot"

pretty great. you're a good poet.

this has a crazy flow to it. it's almost like a slide. like, that feeling. dips in the street.

[Clockwork]

I enjoyed the layers that you wove into this piece. Your historical allusions were very good. Your images were also very strong. The Images concerning the fabric and the flame in stanza four were absolutely striking. Your form is clean and your flow is very smooth overall. Very cleverly executed.

[Bare trees]

That's a really creative way of putting it. Your very good.

[Jonathan De Elvira]

lol...
I miss Marylin Monroe right now thanks to you...
you have a unique and different kind of writings...

[sammyj]

very good write

[TadKent]

Beautiful and sexy. Lovely little tribute. Enjoyed it a lot, you're very talented. :)

[KL]

You are INCREDIBLE. I always look for poets/poetess' that possess the ability to multilayer their work, in the sense that they can change it up at any given time to represent and given thought, or stream of thought. You have this ability, and I love it!

The last stanza is my favourite; the progression through your poetry is superb, and seems to be intricately worked to deliver the way it does, but maybe it comes naturally to you. Either way, great stuff - thanks!

[Satchmo's Gal]

Aboslutely lovely. Great piece