The Master Milliner

Sliding past the truth

with a tip of your proverbial

hat, a glorious creation,

worn for such occasions

by a master milliner .

 

A slight of tongue,

a slip of your lip,

a veracity shill game

for nearsighted fools.

 

Secretive sighs as you weave golden

threads of charisma that disappear

as you leave, yet shiny bits

stubbornly stick to the bottom of your shoes,

 

As they shine with your polished elixir,

sporting heels worn away

by the sharp shards of ignorance

that lie beneath their soles.

 

 

Reviews

[Distant horizons]

This has a wary, once burnt - twice shy feel to it. A warning that you know now what you should have known then, wonderfully expressed in such beautifully flowing form.

[icelandicblue]

Thank you Lorry- it does have that feel to it with a sprinkling of film noir sentiment. It is always good to hear from you.

[Kristin Lee]

"The sharp shards of ignorance" I love that line! Such power in the voice.

[icelandicblue]

Thank you so much- nice to meet you.

[Pete Langley]

Ha how smooth your tongue and how sharp your eye, Blue! A Dick Dastardly if ever I heard of one! A wolf in sheep`s clothing...a Pimpernel...a popinjay...a perspicacious! pretender! I love this piece. P.

[icelandicblue]

Popinjay is one of my favorite words! I used it in a poem once. Thanks so much!

[Jack...]

Blue, this was great. The picture it created in my mind made me laugh a sarcastic laugh, (I guess I put myself in the shoes of the milliner). I like how your point was subtle yet still managed to slap us in the face. I wonder how many of us see ourselves in this character. It seems I do. :)

[icelandicblue]

Thanks Jack- we all wear different hats and faces to suit our purposes Some are more nefarious than others.

[Frieda P]

Hats off to you blue, nicely written tale of blind disregard, not the kind of shoes that look good on anyone.

[icelandicblue]

LOL Frieda-Thanks so much for your review.

[jkhatz]

You have said everything I've been thinking (and writing, for that matter) one billion times better than I EVER could. Great f*****g write, my dear. I'd bow but my body won't contort in order to give you a deep enough one.

[icelandicblue]

Why I thank you very much for that glowing review!

[redflutterby]

Things aren't always as they appear. Where I come from there's a saying about putting perfume on a pig..its still a pig. Lol.. finery doesn't make up for a poor personality. This is a wonderful piece!!

[icelandicblue]

LOL- so true Red! What you see isn't always what you get.

[redflutterby]

Exactly!!! Lol....;-)

[quinfinn]

brilliantly worded write, full of sharp imagery and descriptive lines. a triumph for the observation of minor imperfection and gleefully unique, very nicely penned.

[icelandicblue]

Thanks so much quin. I know a lot about imperfection.