The Lady Wore White

Based on an actual occurrence recently. Made me wonder. ( still does!)

The Lady wore White. ( based on a true occurrence)

The bus pulled in and she got on, paid and came

inside.

Alone.

A middle-aged lady with long white hair

She stood near the front rather than take a seat .

She glanced down the bus then turned her back,

her face expressionless.

Her clothes spoke for her.

A white ribbon in her hair.

A white silk scarf draped around her neck.

A white handbag hung from her shoulder.

A long white dress with white belt around her slender waist.

White gloves held a white carrier bag, Dior.

I wanted to look inside.

She had  short white socks

But her feet placed  inside a pair of stylish beige  shoes,

Slightly incongruous I thought.

Further observations were cut abruptly short

As she alighted   just after just three stops

And crossed the road towards a block of flats near where I lived.

A white witch?

A woman in mourning who chose this as a way to

celebrate a loved one’s life?

Perhaps all her clothes were white?

Easy to get dressed in the morning!

Two days later I walked past the flats

On my way to the newsagent.

I felt strangely compelled to glance at the

flat on the ground floor of the block.

Inside was a figure behind white lacy curtains

Not easy to see.

The wall painted white and white fittings and fixtures.

A white table lamp stood on a white table.

She wore a white dressing gown and was  sat down with a book

‘The white Queen’ ? ‘The white princess’? ‘Snow White’?.

I pondered for a moment .

Don’t stare.

Was she there at all ?

Author's Note

I've edited it because I wanted to give the sense of finding out more so I used the word Inside to convey this eg. wanting know what was in the bag.

Reviews

[modtoddinc]

I enjoyed this observers poem. Nicely detailed with question and mystery intertwined effectively. Thank you for sharing and keep writing. (I noticed too that we share some of the same interests and goals.)

~Peace, Todd

[Sumana Roy]

an intriguing write that makes one go on pondering...