Flash by Paganini Jones
He watches
as she colours her lips
the exact colour of the gerbera
that slowly wilts
on her dressing table.
03/03/2005 Author's Note:
"Life is not significant details, illuminated by a flash, fixed forever. Photographs are"
Susan Sontag
Posted on 03/03/2005 Copyright © 2024 Paganini Jones
Member Comments on this Poem |
Posted by Charlie Morgan on 03/04/05 at 04:05 PM ...heyyy, this one is thick with meaning..."exact same colour"..."he watches"...you paint the pic well regarding your author's note...life is like that, ain't it... :-) peace, chaz |
Posted by Charlie Morgan on 03/04/05 at 04:07 PM ...forgot one of the heavvvy points of your words paganini, "gebera that slowly wilts..." and she's painting her lips the same colour...well infused meaning...peace,chaz |
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