Monday, August 5, 2013

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She smoked all her cigars
between noon and six,
listening to the bounce
of the sloping rain.

She drank lavender tea from a lowball glass,
let her hair go silver-white, and
never cared what a single soul
thought of it.

Her laugh was always belly deep,
her smile lines, deeper.

She had that knack
for letting everyone
be themselves
and they, by turn,
were able to.

Forget Vogue.
Forget Cosmo
and Elle.

An old wooden porch
frames the perfect face.


© 2013 Jennifer Wagner

I think I want to be her (well, except for the cigars). Linking up to join the fun at dVerse for OpenLinkNight!

32 comments:

Lisa A. Williams said...

Such a vivid write about a woman I would greatly admire. Very nice, Jennifer.

Brian Miller said...

smiles...she sounds like quite the personality...gotta love letting everyone be themselves...and a wooden porch, that makes the perfect frame...i miss porch sitting, talking to neighbors...

Wendy Bourke said...

A really charming piece - with a bit of a folk vibe, to it.

Mary said...

I love this character, Jennifer. She sounds like she knows herself, and lets everyone SEE her as she really is. I like the second stanza especially. And I haven't sat on a wooden porch since a long time ago when my grandparents had such a porch!!

ND Mitchell said...

Love the picture you leave in the last two lines. Beautiful ending couplet to a lovely piece of character creation poetry :)

Claudia said...

oh she sounds like someone i would like to meet - or someone i would like to be - letting people be who they are and just provide the frame for people to relax and let go as well - what a beautiful face indeed

Anonymous said...

Great portrait write.>KB

Shosannah said...

I love the person who unfolds from these words. People who let others simply be themselves are rare and precious.
The last two lines create the perfect frame for this portrait, yes :)
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grapeling said...

Beautiful write, Jennifer ~ M

Alex Dissing said...

The best people bring others up. It seems like this lady is that type. I agree with Claudia, I'd love to meet her. Great title, great poem, great job, Jennifer.

I'm from the Pacific NW as well!

Wolfsrosebud said...

loved how personal you've made this...

marousia said...

Love the final stanza :)

blueness said...

i'd really like to have a glass of lavender tea with that lady :)an amazingly vivid and memorable poem, Jennifer.

Grace said...

Love specially the opening stanza ~ I would love to meet her ~

scotthastiepoet said...

Very deft and telling work, Jennifer - a real pleasure to read../ With Best Wishes Scott xx

Truedessa said...

She sounds like a woman comfortable in her own skin..congrats on being part of the dVerse Anthology.

LaTonya Baldwin said...

The rhythm and truth here speak to me. I, hope, I grow to be her.

Unknown said...

very descriptive Iike sitting across the table form her

colleen said...

Excellent tie up with the last line!

mrs mediocrity said...

Oh, I just love this! She sounds like the best kind of person to spend a summer afternoon with.

Susie Clevenger said...

That is quite a gift, to be oneself thus inviting others to drop pretense. Great piece!

kaykuala said...

Such a wonderful personality. Knowing her can be most rewarding. Not easy to be just an ordinary soul but one that invites others to oneself without really trying. Wonderful write Jennifer!

Hank

Anonymous said...

Beautifully crafted with clean and evocative images.

Enjoyed the read!

Best,
Ana

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Anonymous said...

As everyone else has said, a character we would all love to meet and talk with. So vividly brought to life in this poem. I especially like the opening and closing stanza.

Anonymous said...

Sounds like a great person... someone who makes others comfortable in their own skin is a person with a real gift. Beautifully written. :)

hyperCRYPTICal said...

I would like to be her too. Lovely write.
Anna :o]

Anonymous said...

She is wonderful! This is growing old gracefully in my book!

flaubert said...

A lovely portrait of this woman, Jennifer. I would love to be her as well, minus the cigars.

Pamela

Anonymous said...

you wrote a world, i entered... except for the cigars, i too could wish to be her

RMP said...

I can definitely see the allure she holds. all I need is an old wooden porch and several more years of smiling to deepen those groove lines. (I'm sure the grey will eventually come as well.)

ayala said...

Interesting woman, I love this piece.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful descriptive poem. :-) Your poem reminded me of my grandmother sitting at the porch, smoking her old fashioned cigarettes. :-)