A smile, Softened into a White Dress, by Ruth Ferez

Pink blossoms, crème colored roses, weddings and romance,

And perfume:

Pith of the picture;

The past in a book about fairy-tales that last

And linger;

Crystal, crystal;

Swans floating in a lake in the park:

In the Winter;

Sorrows simplified, just like a little sister

Who cried when her granddad died;

A smile, softened into,

A white dress.

(Copyright Ruth Ferez, 2010)