She slips out of silk, chiffon
garments dropping to the floor
in silent summer sighs like
flower petals. Leaving them
where they fall, she fingers her
wardrobe with a practised hand,
stopping briefly at her warm
wool suit, dismissing it as
too formal, too restrictive.
Dissatisfied, fingers trace
the rack again and again –
this too plain, this too last year,
that too wintry for autumn
sun. A thought strikes. Mirth tugs at
the corners of her ruby
lips as she wriggles brilliant
toenails into a leafy
carpet. “I’ll do it!” she grins.
Meanwhile, Melody Muses... 
nice lines.
Thanks!
Your poem suits your lovely photograph. I love’wriggling brilliant toenails into a leafy carpet’. 🙂
Thank you! It’s fun to imagine Autumn as a girl being a little bit daring with her wardrobe. Or lack thereof. 😉
honestly, how can one hear flowers talk as much as you do? interestingly enough, your topic cloud doesn’t have ‘flower’ in it. I suppose flowers aren’t what you’re talking about anyway. ingenious.
Hmmm – I never thought about that. My guess is that almost all of them would be about flowers in one way or another. But you’re right – they are simply the vehicle for the bigger ideas that float around in my upper floor. Thanks for that fun comment!
I agree–you have a wonderful imagination, hearing conversations/thoughts by flowers and such!
My secret world! 🙂
We’ve all got one. Well, maybe not all–but the creative among us, surely.
Your photography is fantastic Melody. It dances with your poetry beautifully. 🙂
Thank you very much! My camera died 😦 so I have the excuse to upgrade a bit 🙂 but don’t have time yet to shop 😦 but won’t it be fun when I do 🙂 ! ( A lovely run-on sentence, just for you…)
😀 Lol . Loved all the expressions. And Oooooo… camera shopping sounds fun! 🙂 Hope you find a good one.
Thank you!
this one makes me smile – very daring!
🙂 A little ‘risque’, but all harmless, good fun. I think I like ‘her’, whoever ‘she’ is!
I love how you brought this flower to life – made her almost human.
🙂
As someone who unashamedly talks to her plants as if they were, that’s a pretty great compliment! 😀
A la natural ! I felt a sentiment of completion and having the sweet rediscovering of True Self… The setting and settling aside to settle within ~does that make sense? Gorgeous !
It makes perfect sense! Only those who are ready to accept themselves completely can ‘go bare’! The True Self, naked and unashamed. Lovely thought…