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Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash. Leonard Cohen

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Dreamboat Annies

Windswept through adolescent anomie
Trying to find a place to take root
an identity to shelter me
No clue what I wanted
only this-
Someone to want me
To be diaphanous
desirable
To be a Stevie or
a Dreamboat Annie
I listened to the music like a disciple
and though I couldn't play a note
I wanted to join the band.


my friend and I in a lame attempt to be Ann and Nancy
submitted for Imaginary Garden With Real Toads, Ella's Edge, Fashion

13 comments:

Mary said...

Ha, I would say the two of you did pretty good. And didn't we all want to join a band or a singing group or something in those adolescent years!

Brian Miller said...

loved the music growing up...and did join a band for a bit...was fun...but the desire to be wanted that is def something there...i know...

Fireblossom said...

Everybody ought to call you Bebe Le Strange!

Ella said...

Wow, you are so pretty! I love this and I'd say you nailed the attempt!
I saw HEART in concert, so magical~
What an amazing show! I loved going down memory lane by your enchanted poem! :D So fun~

Lolamouse said...

That's Lola Le Strange to you, Miss!

Margaret said...

I hear you in this one!! Heart, Stevie Nicks, Pat Benatar...

Sreeja said...

awesome!

Susan said...

Fine memory, fashion, "windswept" like a seed looking for nourishing places to take root.

JustRex said...

Oooooh... I had such a case of the hots for those girls.... Grrrowf...

Helen said...

Bebe / Lola ~ this is awesome!

Wannabe me .. will NEVER forget the night (eons ago) when some guy at a party told me I looked Stevie Nicks!

Anonymous said...

I love that attempt! Great style here.

Sherry Blue Sky said...

I loved Heart back in the day and love your two photos - you came pretty close, I'd say!!!!!

not displayed said...

This was lovely and brought back memories of wanting to be Frida from ABBA.