Dancing With Zelda

a nod to the Owl Bar and the Belvedere on North Charles street in Baltimore, Maryland.

It wasn't until about 3:30 am that I finally walked out of the Owl Bar in order to keep my promise to my friend Jennifer that I would escort her apartment house near 1100 North Charles street. But I had to use the restroom on the lobby floor and about sometime after I left the restroom I managed to glance into the ballroom where the 1912 Democratic Convention took place and that's when I noticed a woman in what looked to be a dress from the 1920's. But I thought nothing of the outfit but maybe the woman was enjoy one last dance of the night without a partner. However it wasn't until I walked closer and closer toward the woman that I began to hear the music she was dancing too and before I could ask the question whether I was just dreaming or crazy or drunk or all three the lady smiled and said "my name is Zelda would you like to dance with me?"  

Author's Note

Thank you for your patience as I have revised the prose poem I posted this afternoon.

Reviews

[TLK]

Hey, this doesn't seem to be finished, but I've still enjoyed it. Before it became literal time-travel, I thought it was more just someone who's mindset was so out-of-place that it was like they were back in time. This has given me some feeling and imagery I might exploit myself, and I must express my gratitude for that.

[Raven Starhawk]

Short but ever so clever. ^^* I am always intrigued by your scribes. XD

[Leigh]

A highly detailed snapshot it does seem like a bit of a ghostly experience, very surreal

[Richard Lane]

I have been in that ballroom several times and the first thing I thought was to develop a ghost story but I thought it might be interesting considering the histories of the people who have gone through the building for over a hundred years. The early 1920's and 30's are of great interest to me. My idea is to set the story in the 1980's and possibly have post punk or new wave playing in the background. Then as the male or female character who narrated the line above comes out of the restroom they are inexplicably transported into the 1920's when they enter the ballroom of the Belvedere. Thank you for your excellent comment Leigh Green.

[sienikeha]

ghost?