i remember the folly
of hats
and flowers
bound
on your head
and in your heart
I remember Mrs Jones
meet him on the corner
she wore the red satin suit
with the floppy black velvet hat
the black gloves
smelling like a department
store perfume counter
turning every head
walking tall and sexy
her heart hid the dried flowers
while her eyes never offered
a glance into their depth
just play the part was all
she could do
and kept pretending that
she was valid in any life
most of all her own...