A rosebud of a girl
Puts on her tu-tu and spins
Up on her tip-toes
Watching in the glass as she
Blooms into a dancer
In addition to being a proud mother, Rhonda Parrish is the editor of Niteblade Magazine and has had her stories and poems accepted by dozens of publications. She is currently seeking representation for a pair of fantasy novels and beginning revisions on a zombie novella. You can learn more about her at her website http://www.rhondaparrish.com.
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Posted on January 11, 2009 in Poems
8 Responses to “BALLERINA • by Rhonda Parrish”
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January 11th, 2009 at 2:06 am
A sweet image, Rhonda.
January 11th, 2009 at 5:47 am
This reminds me of one of those musical trinket boxes. It’s a little poetic delicacy
January 11th, 2009 at 6:05 am
Beautiful in its brevity!
January 11th, 2009 at 7:51 am
What a nice little picture, a captured snapshot moment.
January 11th, 2009 at 8:43 am
Lovely!
January 12th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Thank you for the comments
I would have responded sooner, but I didn’t know this poem was up until I googled my name LOL
January 14th, 2009 at 9:58 am
[...] other news, on the 11th my poem, Ballerina, was published on Every Day Poets. I’ve been published by their fiction site too and I have [...]
January 21st, 2009 at 10:15 am
Very sweet poem. I love the imagery.