Central Park bench,
sunny summer day-
a blind man
listens to hurried Florsheim steps-
men on the way to somewhere;
waiting for the confident sound
of Calvin Klines on concrete walk,
stilettos cutting to his heart.
Beautiful woman
never seen.
Author notes
Forgive me for stealing the prompt as a title. I loved the sound of it.
40 words
A contest entry
- Staccato n' Stiletto's by Ken-Maverick.
400 points, ended September 21, 8 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Come One, Come All. by Bean Sidhe.
1200 points, ended November 4, 25 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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interesting
nice theme and and an interesting piece..
loved d lines:
"stilettos cutting to his heart.
Beautiful woman
never seen."
good job..
~Parth
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nicely done, and a very good topic.
i really like the ending, thought it was very powerful. -
Come One, Come All Contest Judging
1. Poetic Device - 16/20
2. Theme and Emotional Connection - 9/10
3. Creativity - 14/20
4. Vocabulary - 13/15
5. Title Relation - 7/10
6. Bonus Points for "It" Factor - 18/25
TOTAL: 77/100 -
no one does it better when it comes to short but powerful writes. I've missed you and I am so glad to be reading one of your poems this evening Hope you are doing okay...
L
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Maybe he should count his blessings. Beauty is only in the eyes of the beholder The shoes do not make the man, or woman!
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Nicely done. Berry effective.
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Superb penning young man..I see your muse has returned full force! A great read..I wish you all the best.
Linda
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JUDGED!
This kinda reminded me of that T.V show..."Sex and the city. LOL
I'm not an Amercian but i can picture this scene in Central Park New York.
Wonderfully penned on the prompt poet. All the best to you.
Ken
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