Sugar plum, fairy
who kindly took me in,
you looked like one of those
white buildings on Mykonos
clean as a tide
in an open shirt.
Me, just a ragamuffin then, but
you treated me like turquoise and silver,
a small sparkling thing.
I loved your love of Gato Barbieri
and the notion
that I was worth the introduction.
Sugar pea, you knew me better
than I knew myself,
didn't you?
That soothing shade of Greek blue is called
Ambiguous,
and it's lovely, like early morning
or an offered hand
in a pearly cuff.
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for Dverse Poetics "double dipper."
I used Sugar Plum.
Sigh. There is a beautiful story in this poem. I would love to read the whole of it. Memoir, perhaps???? Those closing lines are exquisite.
ReplyDeleteHaving been to Mykonos, this entire poem made me smile. I am particulary smitten with these words:
ReplyDelete"and it's lovely, like early morning
or an offered hand
in a pearly cuff."
Just a perfect ending. Thanks fo much for posting to the prompt!
Shay, this is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThis was delicious!
ReplyDeleteShay, you captured that blue perfectly, and the open shirt I can see it - vividly against a Greek Isle tan. Stin ygeiá sas!!
ReplyDeleteExquisite in every detail! Enjoyed! 👏👏
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely stunning, Shay. I especially like; "That soothing shade of Greek blue is called Ambiguous, and it's lovely, like early morning or an offered hand in a pearly cuff." 👏👏
ReplyDeleteGato Barbieri is something! What wonderful memories.
ReplyDeleteThis is a whole story and a mood. There's something wonderfully sensual about this poem.
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