Sitting outside the Sloop Inn
with my half of cider
reading Sexual Personae
by Camille Paglia,
wearing my sparkly pink spectacles
and taking notes
on Emily Dickinson
I feel enthroned in
independent womanhood
Only occasionally
are we truly
ourselves.
hi Ann, Nice snapshot... ending better still. loved this little one. Win x
Thanks Isobel & Stef. My next one might be about the other side of the coin!
Being 'enthroned in independent womanhood' is a great place to be Ann - apart from the very odd downer, I enjoy it immensely. I like the brevity of this poem and the mood and message you convey so well. x
Friday was a magical day, sunny, misty, windy, and one of those days when I am so happy to spend time on my own. This is my snapshot of that day. (By the way, I have NEVER seen the Sloop without crowds of people outside - photo must have been taken at the crack of dawn!)
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Cynthia Buell Thomas
Thu 9th Sep 2010 11:20
Great poem; I love how you encapsulate the three persons involved in biographical works - the person studied, the writer and the reader, an intriguing triangle of minds. Interesting book too. Perhaps other people might now read it also. Wasn't it weird that you already had it! How small is the world.