Arms Outstretched

A curve forms of her hip.
Soft flesh drapes itself,
bridging the every bump and ridge,
across her frame.
Arms stretched out above her head
pull taut even the slightest of excess.
A knee rises from the wrinkled fabric covering the floor,
peaked naturally, giving form to her legs.

Her head leans gently aside,
obscuring identity,
enforcing anonymity.
As she breathes her breasts lift,
further defining the effect,
the feminine form.
Slowly, the full image comes into focus,
within the viewfinder of the mind.

The middle years have been kind, I reflect,
upon seeing the beauty form before my eyes.
She might as well be twenty.

Bareness amplifying her inner self,
grace and style rise and collect upon the surface.
Capturing the play of shadow and light,
her perfect form, the woman revealed.
Casting new insight,
upon facets of spirit,
otherwise concealed.

The result,
a kaleidoscope of images,
yet only one takes hold.
Arms stretched out,
over her head,
exposing her soul
to my film.

© Dave Lawson, 2000

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