Curtain Call

...a tribute to Marilyn Monroe

Curtain Call

 

 

She was poetry in motion,

with a tenacity to be

whatever the camera wanted.

 

She was “Roslyn” in “The Misfits,”

the quintessential woman

with all the naivety of a child.

Inside, there was a spirit

ever longing to be free,

ever yearning to be more than just

the projected image

reflected in the telephoto lens.

 

She dreamed of perfection,

was desperate to cling to it

like Natalie Wood in “Splendor in the Grass”,

pacifying the reviews of movie critics

and gossipmongers

in an attempt

to validate her soul.

 

The Hollywood lights began to fade.

Her youth was spent

lost in a cocktail of champagne and pills,

of dreams and men

that never fulfilled her.

 

Her life was a stage.

And she was Norma Jeane.     

 

 

 

Author's Note

...she would have been 92 years young!

Reviews

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

Happy Birthday Norma Jeane....this is a wonderful tribute to the “Candle in the Wind”, to her beauty, her strength, her passion, her vulnerability, her need. She was loved but she was also abused. Kelly, you capture her spirit and her grace- “poetry in motion” in front of the camera. Your profound words move me deeply and portray the highs and lows of her life. Your last two lines are a celebration of her life. She smiles forever.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I've been writing about her for years. It's good to know it's appreciated. Many thanks, Annette!

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

She was my mom’s favorite when I was a child. Mom had pictures of Marilyn in her bedroom. Your poem brought back good memories Kelly. Thanks!:))

[Patricia Wedel]

Marilyn was a pin up of heavenly graces..
the personification of womanhood and laughter ... sprinkled with tears... Amen

[Kelly Scheppers]

I am thrilled you enjoyed my tribute to her, Pat. Thank you so much!

[sette]

and her allure of being a blond bombshell lives on, she was lonely alone and miserable so she turned to drugs and men for comfort for solace but in the end she was judged harshly. I read the memoir of her ex husband about her and her steamy extra marital affairs especially with the late president kennedy. it showed her discontentment and melancholia despite the fame and fortune her stardom brought her, still she was not able to see her purpose in life and that is how sad for her.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you, Sette. She will always be remembered!

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"diamonds are a girl's best friend" i loved her in movies and how she was so full of life. Amazing tribute

[Kelly Scheppers]

She was full of life - until it consumed her. I appreciate your kindness, Lamour. Thank you!

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your welcome

[Dave]

Kelly what a beautiful tribute to a beautiful person.
I freely admit it, as a teenager I was in love with
Marilyn and when she died i was heartbroken.

Take care - Dave

[Kelly Scheppers]

I believe most men were in love with her...it wasn't hard to see why. Thank you, Dave!