A Vertigo

by e-san - Cancer

Vertigo


A hushed, serious room
flickering candle light
and Van Gogh on the walls
Everybody looks up as she glides in
sizing her up
watching her move

Slow to focus
the figure enveloped in a scotch shawl
with faded red borders
Holding an umbrella 
shimmering of white
Snow in the middle of may
Hidden eyes 
under the lighthearted straw hat 
indulging, rather than searching

Wine glasses drop
Someone starts the piano

To her left
he sits sipping tea from a tin cup
never turning his head
a faint smile

The lingering gaze
The averted glance
The accidental touch

Vertigo

The room melts 
Birth sign: Cancer
Date created: 1999-12-25 21:25:46
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:41:37
Poem ID: 54150

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