An Icon

...a tribute to Marilyn

A diffused light, shining

beneath a door…

 

A mattress, sitting

on hardwood floor.

 

Sheets of white

were clinging to…

 

the porcelain skin,

the perfection of

 

an icon.

Author's Note

I wrote this after seeing pictures of Marilyn's room that night. The housekeeper had mentioned seeing a light shining beneath her door at some time during the night, and when her bedroom was shown, a mattress was sitting on a hardwood floor with no frame. Then there was the white sheets on the bed...

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Lovely words Kelly to accompany your photograph of Marilyn. You did well here.

[Kelly Scheppers]

...thank you, Christine!

[Jamestown]

She is most definitely an icon:)
I have drawn so many portraits and hung so many
of her photos in my home, that my daughter assumed
she was her grandmother, lol:)
Thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you for reading this. I'd really love to see some of your portraits of her!

[V]

Short in simple yet expressed with such clarity and perfection that it leaves an impact in the reader's mind. Great way of wording.

[Kelly Scheppers]

...thank you, Vanessa...she continues to inspire me, just like Keats!

[V]

That's very nice. You're welcome.

[Robert Haigh]

Marilyn was a true icon. She was unique. The look, the walk, the talk... all part of her charistamic appeal. But with Marilyn the whole was even greater than the sum of the parts. A beautifully written poetic piece, Kelly. Your choice of photo is a good one too, revealing the vulnerability of a great icon.

[Lisa Lindsey]

Marilyn always seemed to emit a white light.. from her platinum hair to her porcelain skin, the glittering gowns and white sheets on the bed. She had an inner light too and you always capture it, Kelly. Her essence lives on in your poems as much as in any photographer's lens.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Out of the ten poems I've written about her, this one is my favorite. I've often wondered, what she would think of her memory surviving these 54 years later...and the fans that continue to love and idolize her. I believe she'd be in tears! Thank you, Lisa!

[Lisa Lindsey]

Hard to believe she would have been 90 years old this past June!

[alan peter kelly]

Perfectly concise...36-24-36....I once dated a woman with the same measurements and modelling mannerisms of the Goddess Marilyn...her light still shines from inside my mind...you may notice it glimmer beneath my eyelids when I close them.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I think women idolized her as much, if not more, than men. What a classic beauty she was... and still is! Thank you, Alan!

[SmittyJas]

Interesting how mush in known about Miss Monroe She would of like to have keep that country girl smile If just for a little while longer before she go smothered by the Public eyes.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I truly believe had her marriage to Joe DiMaggio endured, she may well be alive today! Thank you!

[Jon Roggie]

Painfully beautiful. I can't help but think she was feeling so tired.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you, Jon. Perhaps your thought pains me most of all...

[Jon Roggie]

sorry. all of the theories aside, she seemed broken. Hard to explain what you feel about someone gone a few years before your birth.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Many people perceived her that way...it's ok!

[Adam Adams]

As always, still a fan of her? Quite admirable. Then I'm sure, her documentaries might be saved, stored & well structured in ur drawer (in chronic series)! An absolute treasure it is you waving in few jeopardy words just tryna sort out the soduko of her gone-life. Interesting, for sure, it is.

[Kelly Scheppers]

...yes, still a fan...steadfast and true! How are you?

[Adam Adams]

i'm very well, sweetie.
how 'bout you? how you've been? just been on your page. seemed, your leg got hurt. is it? how's it by the way?

[Kelly Scheppers]

Lol, I get ribbed a lot about that avatar...I just thought people might want to see what I look like! Thank you, darlin!

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Kelly, I have always thought of
Marilyn as the girl next door... the
beautiful flowers in Spring... the waves
bursting on shore... sunshine and warm sand...
the perfect woman... a song of beauty...
a heart of gold... Amen truly, Pat

[Kelly Scheppers]

I can't help but think she'd be tickled pink! You are such a dear, Pat...thank you!

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Kelly, I imagine she was a sweetheart
who was blessed with beauty. She surely is
read moredear Kelly, I imagine she was a sweetheart
who was blessed with beauty. She surely is
an Angel in heaven. truly, Pat

[Patricia Wedel]

She surely is an Angel in Heaven...