Sunday 2 February 2014

ruby fruit



Against the ebony
toes painted in ruby fruit
sparkled
revlons nineties vintage
from  the back of the cabinet
along with a clutter of dried mascara and dead powder puffs.

See the others here at The Mag.

12 comments:

  1. I like how you noticed the toes - ruby...such enigmatically sounds in your poem.

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  2. So lovely and dreamy. Just lovely.

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  3. Lovely poem, and it does appear, she needs to go shopping!

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  4. Dancing within all the niceties of what a lady wants! Nicely kay!

    Hank

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  5. Bold and spry; very well done.

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  6. I like brevity when done right. Bravo!

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  7. Love this, nice things come in small packages!

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  8. Jaunty and sweet! I may have an original red 90's bottle in a drawer somewhere!

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  9. Oh yes, those cosmetic graveyards! "Dead powder puffs" made me laugh. Too true.

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  10. Ruby fruit...delicious...my current fave is Black Cherry...

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  11. I like how you captured a tidbit of sadness
    whispered it

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