February 25, 2014

The Woman

He wrote –
about her red lips,
some verses on her smoky eyes,
and fell in love with her hair.

She –
always bought the best makeup!

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"There she was! 
Red lipstick 
Eyes lined with the smoky blues 
And deep grays of the night 
Hair, a burnished bronze. 
Art, they say, is a woman's face!" 



© Dryad's Peak
Maira Gall