She Walks in Beauty: A Woman's Journey Through Poems by Caroline Kennedy

Author:Caroline Kennedy
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Family & Relationships, Poetry, Eldercare, General
ISBN: 9781401341459
Publisher: Voice
Published: 2011-04-05T00:00:00+00:00

With a fierce frown and hard-pursed lips

She twists a little on her stem

To test the even swirling of the hem,

Smooths down the waist and hips,

Plucks at the shoulder-straps a bit,

Then turns around and looks behind,

Her face transfigured now by peace of mind.

There is no question—it

Is wholly charming, it is she,

As I belatedly remark,

And may be hung now in the fragrant dark

Of her soft armory.

Cosmetics Do No Good

STEVE KOWIT

after Vidyapati

Cosmetics do no good:

no shadow, rouge, mascara, lipstick—

nothing helps.

However artfully I comb my hair,

embellishing my throat & wrists with jewels,

it is no use—there is no

semblance of the beautiful young girl

I was

& long for still.

My loveliness is past.

& no one could be more aware than I am

that coquettishness at this age

only renders me ridiculous.

I know it. Nonetheless,

I primp myself before the glass

like an infatuated schoolgirl

fussing over every detail,

practicing whatever subtlety

may please him.

I cannot help myself.

The God of Passion has his will of me

& I am tossed about

between humiliation & desire,

rectitude & lust,

disintegration & renewal,

ruin & salvation.

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