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I tried to add the poem to the front of this site. It didn't come out very clear.. I wrote it for an unfinished piece of art work.


“Bearded Iris on Black”
By
Gerardine Baugh©4/7/2008

The Bearded Iris on Black
Intermingled with deep, dark shades of blue and purple,
Sky bright coalesce with the sweetest of rose
subtle soft, white, golden yellow
blood red, vivid fuzzy bearded orange
Veins spread downward along the inflorescence fall of petals
fanning outward…
Trailing the eye to sweep the richne… Continue

Gerardine Baugh



Lovely in Lacquer


Perceived beauty incased in plastic
set on a marble pedestal
Honored for outward beauty
Never spoken to
Never a request for conversation
Never noticed for her ideals
Setting the bar of perfection
beyond the scope of practicality
she moved within that circle
afraid of the clock
Botox injections remove lines of thought
plumped up, smoothed down
extensions never thinning, thick, shiny perfect mane
bleached, powdered, pampered, sealed in la… Continue