hair like melting bronze
long and thick as honey
coagulated to the waist
mellow slosh of water
viridian wrinkles
reflect a singed tangerine
shade of the bridge
a miserable dense fug
up above her head
lips like lavender
black sweater collar
cuddling her neck
and freckles dusted
slapdash on those cheeks
little marigold flecks
but her gaze grasps you
you can’t look away
she’s detained your attention
Sep 23, 2015
Sep 23, 2015 at 3:02 PM UTC
hair like melting bronze
long and thick as honey
coagulated to the waist
mellow slosh of water
viridian wrinkles
reflect a singed tangerine
shade of the bridge
a miserable dense fug
up above her head
lips like lavender
black sweater collar
cuddling her neck
and freckles dusted
slapdash on those cheeks
little marigold flecks
but her gaze grasps you
you can’t look away
she’s detained your attention
Written: September 2015.
Explanation: A poem written in my own time, about a photograph of a girl. A woman named Mihaela Noroc is travelling the world and taking photos of other women to highlight the 'diversity of natural feminine beauty.' The series is called 'The Atlas of Beauty.' Some time ago, a selection of her images were featured in a magazine, and one image in particular caught me eye - a girl standing in San Francisco, with the Golden Gate Bridge behind her. After doing some research, I found another image of the same girl in a similar location. Her name is Sarah Gullixon. I found the photo to be very striking, and I felt right away I would have to write about it somehow.
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