More than half
a century
but it’s ok this way
to the nostalgia
show where all the leaves
are still fresh and new
money drips from every
gold-plated faucet
like maple syrup
from a jug you hoped
contained magical
moonshine
over the shimmering South
Atlantic where
an iceberg the size of
Brunei just broke
free to dissolve
slowly in privacy
and enjoy a bit of sight-
seeing along the road
to purgatory
which I always imagined as
a sort of dark-gray Hell
but now realize
is an emerald- and
sapphire-colored world
veiled in swathes
of ice-vapor lace
our bride
whom we abandoned
at the altar
of instant gratification
(c) 2017, by Hannah Six
Photo: "Midnight in Moscow" by Emilio Labrador
I thought the photo's description was interesting:
"Elegant lady in suggestive evening attire and without a partner, wanders among the well dressed attendies during the pre-gala cocktail reception held at Mar-A-Lago intended to raise funds for the newly built local clinic and hospital. These year's party theme was a Russian Czar 'Winter Palace'. Mar-A-Lago, Palm Beach, Fl, USA"
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