Serene Beauty, micropoetry written by Mary Bone at Spillwords.com

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Serene Beauty

Mary Bone·May 20, 2019

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Serene Beauty

written by: Mary Bone

Serene beauty surrounds
a painting of a woman.
She is waiting for her pumpkin coach.
Light and color frame her face
as Prince Charming disappears
in a foggy hue.
She travels home to sit by a charred fire.
A knock on her door breaks through
her reverie.
She knows deep down this
shoe will fit.

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Mary Bone enjoys writing and drawing. She has had poetry published in numerous places including Spillwords, Literary Yard, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Poetry Catalog and upcoming at Emerge, Blaze Vox and Zest of the Lemon.

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