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Sunday, October 20, 2013

The Quiet One

I'm the one who snuck in,
the nobody in a corner
standing alone.
I'm the one who wants
to be noticed,
yet feels unworthy
of recognition
when it happens.
A has-it-all-together look
with eyes to the floor.
Resale shop gown,
mousy hair once platinum.
Don't tell me I'm beautiful,
I just want to watch
everyone else
having a ball.

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Poetry inspiration:
Tess Kincaid's Willow Manor Ball 2013

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16 comments:

  1. ninotazizOctober 20, 2013 at 10:43 AM

    I will stand with you for a while, Laurie. It is so fun watching everyone waltz by!

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  2. Brian MillerOctober 20, 2013 at 11:16 AM

    oh i would dance with you laurie...smiles.

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  3. GailOctober 20, 2013 at 11:19 AM

    So sad. So good.

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  4. TruedessaOctober 20, 2013 at 11:19 AM

    I would gladly watch with you as some of the mayhem unfolds..

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  5. HelenOctober 20, 2013 at 11:48 AM

    Come dance with me ... Never mind the gawking! It's a new day, a new dawn you know ..

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  6. UnknownOctober 20, 2013 at 11:49 AM

    Come out to the Pavilion behind the Manor, Laurie and watch the ballerinas practising and performing. Also, you can take a walk by the river and have a look at the Royal Yacht and the Pirate Ship.

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  7. JinksyOctober 20, 2013 at 12:24 PM

    Sometimes a fly on the wall has the best view! LOL

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  8. Tess KincaidOctober 20, 2013 at 12:59 PM

    Lovely and bittersweet...thank you Laurie...

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  9. MarchelineOctober 20, 2013 at 1:07 PM

    Balls! I'm going to drag you onto the dance floor and make your head spin. Then we're heading over to the bar and you're going to have a few rose and cardamom cocktails. You won't even remember what a great time you had... 8-)

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  10. Sherry Blue SkyOctober 20, 2013 at 1:43 PM

    Laurie, I'm right there with you on the sidelines, enjoying watching everyone else - yet wishing I could do the same. My life story!!!!

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  11. MaryOctober 20, 2013 at 2:07 PM

    I know I have felt like this some times in my life. Probably many of us have.

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  12. 21 WitsOctober 20, 2013 at 4:37 PM

    Oh shucks, I've been in this spot too, and it's horrible. So, no way am I letting you be all alone. What's your favorite wine? Surely, my other friends will join us over here too! It's a ball, we have to have some fun, right?! Oh yeah, and it's a special birthday party for Tess as well!

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  13. Buddah MoskowitzOctober 21, 2013 at 10:06 AM

    Um, excuse me, miss, but you're standing right in front of me.

    Lovely sad poem that I could really understand. Thanks, Mosk

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  14. WayneOctober 21, 2013 at 1:19 PM

    thanks for the dance.....having just arrived from Havana....teaching you the my best salsa moves...you learn well

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  15. WayneOctober 21, 2013 at 1:19 PM

    thanks for the dance.....having just arrived from Havana....teaching you the my best salsa moves...you learn well

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  16. Linda G. HattonOctober 22, 2013 at 12:24 AM

    I would love to stand with you and watch from the side. Nice poem it seems many of us can relate to.

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