tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post1440566967981219518..comments2023-08-17T11:02:18.197+02:00Comments on Pampelmuse and Me: the satin dress by dorothy parkerClare Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15356519337228174440noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post-2185183226518246042010-03-11T10:32:18.255+01:002010-03-11T10:32:18.255+01:00Hmm ... satinNot quite poetry, but yes - if you re...Hmm ... satin<br>Not quite poetry, but yes - if you remove the chorus:<br>Knight's in White Satin - the Moody Blues - A long time favorite<br><br>Nights in white satin, never reaching the end,<br>Letters I've written, never meaning to send.<br>Beauty I'd always missed with these eyes before.<br>Just what the truth is, I can't say anymore.<br><br>Gazing at people, some hand in hand,<br>Just what I'm going through they can't understand.<br>Some try to tell me, thoughts they cannot defend,<br>Just what you want to be, you will be in the end.<br><br>Nights in white satin, never reaching the end,<br>Letters I've written, never meaning to send.<br>Beauty I've always missed, with these eyes before.<br>Just what the truth is, I can't say anymore.<br><br>Breath deep <br>The gathering gloom<br>Watch lights fade <br>From every room<br>Bedsitter people <br>Look back and lament<br>Another day's useless <br>Energy spent<br><br>Impassioned lovers<br>Wrestle as one <br>Lonely man cries for love<br>And has none<br>New mother picks up <br>And suckles her son<br>Senior citizens <br>Wish they were young<br><br>Cold hearted orb<br>That rules the night<br>Removes the colours<br>From our sight<br>Red is gray and <br>Yellow white<br>But we decide<br>Which is right <br>And <br>Which is an IllusionSuenoreply@blogger.com