by stephen berwaldt
Member since:
September 30, 2009

15 Minutes ~ Nifty Fifty

March 03, 2013 11:03 PM UTC (Updated: March 04, 2013 03:50 PM UTC)
views: 0 | 8 people recommend this | comments: 11

 

15 minutes


cast away, she lies

a shadow of grandeur days

of gleaming stars

on starlet nights of

panoptic pandering

adored by vapid crowds

clamoring for a token...

a touch…

a look to appease

starstruck groveling

15 minutes long gone

all alone

her mask cracked

Velcro smile

unnoticed now

 

 

Comments: 11

Len Maxwell Mar 3, 2013, 11:37pm UTC
"Panoptic pandering?" You always throw something in that surprises me. Well done, Stephen.

Thanks for sharing with Gather’s Luminous Writers & Artists where it's now featured.
Bernard C. Mar 4, 2013, 5:47am UTC
15 minutes of fame indeed - great looking scenery very well put

Thank you for sharing and submitting to
The Surreal Circus.
elizabeth evans Mar 4, 2013, 7:36am UTC
I think you out did yourself on this one. Perfect!
JOHN BECK Mar 4, 2013, 7:40am UTC
I agree.
Barbara H. Mar 4, 2013, 10:24am UTC
Wow!
Ann Marcaida Mar 4, 2013, 12:32pm UTC

Sunset Boulevard in fifty words! Awesome!
Greg Schiller Mar 4, 2013, 7:33pm UTC
You nailed it, Ann.
David W. Mar 5, 2013, 9:48am UTC
I have to vote a big yes on Ann's response. Lovely work.
Granny Janny Mar 5, 2013, 2:34pm UTC
Velcro smile
Grandeur days
15 minutes
Just another phase
Fame for just a little whiles
B.Lynn M Mar 8, 2013, 2:22pm UTC
This is awesome!
Priya P. Mar 11, 2013, 4:50am UTC
No one writes like you do Stephen. This was really good.
panoptic pandering .. . Really cool

FEATURED OF COURSE, IN NIFTY FIFTY

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