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Cinderella Reconsiders


Take it back
take back all the falderal
and friggin'
fiddle dee dee
take back the mad murmuring
of ten minutes ago

this glass slipper
will shine brighter
than the stars
as it sails high
into some kind of
wonderful midnight


catching a thousand crazy
diamond dog dreams
before landing
violently
shattering quite rightly
into impossibly everlasting
plastic 


snowflakes
drifting down
The Spanish Steps
spectacularly scudding
like white mice
into right angles resting
eyes twinkling

ready to pierce soles 
unguarded
until sweeping arms
ferret them out of little corners
and into the stardust
dreams of faraway lovers

Rene Foran ~ March 2011

Comments

  1. EvalinnMarch 2, 2011 at 1:39 PM

    I thought I recognized those! :-)

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  2. Brian MillerMarch 2, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    not a lot of fun being a princess is it? smiles.

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  3. UnknownMarch 2, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    @Brian...just ask Princess Di...

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  4. BAMarch 2, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    nice spin on a never ending classic.

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  5. Steve IsaakMarch 2, 2011 at 4:24 PM

    Excellent, nailed it.

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  6. MarianMarch 2, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    holy!

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  7. FireblossomMarch 2, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    Cindy does what she wants, babe.

    This was a blast to read.

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  8. UnknownMarch 2, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    One of my dear friends swears she's "no friggin' Cinderella 'cause the corset's too tight and the shoes rub her raw. You said the same thing, more poetically!

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  9. Irish GumboMarch 2, 2011 at 7:55 PM

    Cinderella is fierce.

    Which is good, 'cause she's my fave :)

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  10. Casey FreelandMarch 3, 2011 at 1:46 AM

    Run C, run. But sell the slipper first.

    Cheers,

    Casey

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  11. belMarch 3, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    I love the slipper shattering. Nice!

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  12. Jotter GirlMarch 3, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    Ahhh the Piazza di Spagna a place near and dear to my heart. I truly love your writing Rene.

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  13. MarshyMarch 4, 2011 at 5:00 PM

    damn fine writing..and so packed..great pete

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  14. signed...bkmMarch 4, 2011 at 11:24 PM

    good rethinking Cindy...run!!...Great write Rene..I love the whole piece..very nice...bkm

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  15. LanceMarch 6, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    wow, this is excellent. I like the tone and the imagination.

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  16. Random GirlMarch 6, 2011 at 4:08 PM

    I love your take on this. The shattering slipper lying in wait to hurt whoever comes upon the pieces. Great write!

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  17. Sarath UnnithanMarch 7, 2011 at 12:45 AM

    out of little corners
    and into the stardust dreams
    of faraway lovers ~


    very nice

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  18. AnonymousMarch 7, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    Wonderful and imaginative take on the beloved princess.

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  19. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallMarch 7, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    love the word flow.
    welcome and have fun today.

    A++

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  20. broken biroMarch 7, 2011 at 2:32 PM

    Loving your poems! Vibrant, visual, knife-at-the-throat stuff. Are those Diamond Dogs any relation to Bowie's?

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  21. AnonymousMarch 8, 2011 at 2:51 AM

    nicely written! thank you for sharing this! my late potluck haha- http://fiveloaf.wordpress.com/2011/03/08/nectar-from-heaven/

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  22. Fred MillerMarch 9, 2011 at 8:57 AM

    Your poetry should be in people's hands. In our ears. On our lips. I haven't been reading my literary mags for about a year. Have you been submitting to them?

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  23. UnknownMarch 9, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    It's funny, Fred... to date this has been the poem I've had the most fun writing but it's tanked on two other sites where I've submitted it. It still remains one of my favorites. :)

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  24. AnonymousMarch 14, 2011 at 5:49 AM

    Awesome read.

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  25. EvelynMarch 15, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    "take back all the falderal
    and friggin' fiddle dee dee"
    love the combination of friggin and fiddle dee dee.
    now THAT is poetry.

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  26. Rachel HoytMarch 15, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    Fun take on Cinderella! I like the "friggin fiddle dee dee" :) Beautiful writing.

    My Poetry Pantry Poem: St. Patrick Limerick

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  27. Judy RoneyMarch 16, 2011 at 8:26 AM

    This was fun to read and your descriptions were great!
    http://judyidliketosay.blogspot.com/2011/03/ghost.html

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