Soliloquy to a Beautiful Woman
Beautiful women of which there are many are a delight to the eye;
but totally bewitching women delight also the heart.
Some call such women enchanting. We poets call them inspirational
Because their striking presence, even among alluring women
Helps to turn our innermost thoughts into picture-words.
Only thus can we speak for the hearts of others.
Such women have a generosity of presence.
In a crowded room you see them first; like a diamond in dust.
They are the cameo set against the filigree.
You may take your eyes away from such a woman
But you feel as though she has left her photograph on your heart.
She will forever intrude into your thoughts
And she will linger longest in your memory.
Hers is not an image of any single quality
But a kaleidoscope of many.
She is prettier than pretty, livelier than life.
She is the embodiment of candlelight and roses.
She will turn heads and she will turn hearts
- But none so much as you have turned mine.
COOPERS CLOCK
As he glowed from the wine and the passage of time,
Cast a shadow to tarnish the spell;
He gazed at the glass that was emptying fast,
Then he gazed at the lovely Michelle.
She was lithesome and lovely, her youth to behold;
It would bring down a heart-dream in flight.
As she spiraled in dance then his eyes seemed to chance,
On the clock that was knocking on night.
Till her silhouette filled every nuance of thought,
As she led where the rhythm would go,
For he knew he could still the emptying glass,
But he wished that the clock would go slow.
Feline, a beauty; her eyes told the lie,
When he pledged that his heart wouldn't tell;
As the clock struck the time and he upturned his wine,
To remember the lovely Michelle.
The glass that was emptied could quickly be filled,
But the clock did its work and advanced,
As the ten hour was struck, he had run out of luck,
For the lady had finished her dance.
But her outline and beauty was fixed and was stilled,
As the clock on the wall rang its knell,
For he captured in thought as it rang out its chime -
The magic of lovely Michelle.
Soliloquy to a Beautiful Woman was inspired by a woman friend about 15 years ago. Of course its sentiment applies equally to the many beautiful women who have enriched my life; all equal in beauty and grace.Cooper’s Clock relates to a former Sailor’s Home on Liverpool’s iconic waterfront. The Mission’s bar was turned into a conventional bar and renamed Cooper’s Emporium.
One very quiet afternoon three lady bar staff was waiting on us two regulars. Quite spontaneously this charming and personable troupe began to dance to a melody. It was one of the most enchanting spectacles I have ever delighted in. Michael Walsh