Today once again in
a celebration of a beauty
so ordinary, blew me a candle.
Ordered a velvet cake
smeared some face paint.
Put on those choo heels
and performed ablutions to Medusa
The goddess of our kinds
hollowed eyes, sunken cheeks
Frizzy hair, flabby flesh
Sagging bosom, plunging neck
Echoing an average tale
Of a working woman’s face
Not your usual Grecian model
Nor Venus, nor Aphrodite,
No circassian wasp-waisted
beauty embellished in Indian jewels
but very own pin-up doll in
the living room just back from
Nine to five shift, sultrous
hot and sweaty as hell,
Crownless queen of a
Bankrupt sultanate, a familiar
Unsung belle in the kitchen of your harem
Tinkling copper pot and pans,
Ruffling golden knives and forks
Castrated in a golden cage
Woman of a ruined withered ottoman sultan. “ I’ll give you kiss
and show you my moves
first let my water my plants…”
Sensuous and alluring
I am glad you felt it so…
My pleasure
Very well written Tanya,your work is amazing dear..!!
Thanks for reading Aditi, I truly appreciate your time
Yes, so true and so wonderfully written
Ardine
Thank you very much Ardine for your kind words, I’m glad you feel the same. But aren’t most of the women fall in this category working from 9-5 and then taking care of home…
How are bodies change after working, rearing children but then you have other beauties on magazine covers 🙂
Yes, and many are waking up, but some are still believing they have to do it all:(((
Yes Times are changing for the better! Till then we can celebrate our beauty however imperfect but at least real 🙂
I absolutely love this, “seductress in her own right.”. Perfectly powerful!
Thanks a lot Bill, my take on working woman managing both profession and home!
That is the perfect, pure beauty in life!
I am glad you agree
I do! 😊
😊
You have turned a poignant piece of work into some so beautiful
Thanks a lot Megha, I am so glad you liked it, truly appreciate your kind read! I knew you will identify with it 🙂 how our lives change managing work, home and kids and the beautiful models on magazine covers and then we 🤓taking care of everything but us !!
Yes that true..but that’s the essence of being a caretaker but never stop taking care of you too.This can go hand in hand.
I have also learned this the hard way. So starting this year I named it ” Care of the caregiver” year.lol
Yes even I am now paying attention to myself somehow, and focusing on myself !
Cool.Enjoy your time with family.Best time!!
Absolutely!!
Recognising we are beautiful even when we age is a gift. We cannot always conform to cultural ideals of beauty but there is so much beauty within the ordinary every day. I love that you see this.
Absolutely besides who define what beauty is? Some magazines covers or media can’t decided for us. We are realistic and therefore beautiful even if our beauties are unsung!! 🙂
Unsung beauty a great title for a poem..😊
How are you Deborah? I couldn’t catch up with you, are things somewhat clear now?
It im feeling better thanks Tanya. Scott and I cleared everything up. We are still talking but not talking about money anymore. I feel calmer and happier now. Thank you for checking up on me. 💖
Sounds good 👌:)
Your post made me smile! Priceless, that is what all of you are…!!
Thanks a lot, in celebration of women who manage career and home with more real beauties than on magazine covers! I am glad you liked it:)
She’s no ordinary for you bespoke of her sensuality. I loved it!
Beautifully written! Loved it!❤
Thanks honey for your kind read, truly appreciate it. I am glad my words resonated. Have a great evening!
Beautiful.
Thanks alot dear friend for your kind read. Truly appreciate it!
You are welcome.
Tanya, these words…this imagery! Beautifully crafted!
o this is terrific: the words, the images, that photo; the sad denouement of one’s dreams — this definitely leaves a frisson —
Thank you John, for your kind words! Read the poem some time back, I am glad it resonated.