In the business of fashion!

Maybe the world's

just trompe l'oeil,

appearances laid out

 

to dazzle the eye;

who could see through this

to any world beyond forms?

 

Maybe the costume's

the whole show,

all of revelation

 

we'll be offered.

So? Show me what's not

a world of appearances.

 

Autumn's a grand old drag

in torched and tumbled chiffon

striking her weary pose.

 

Talk about your mellow

fruitfulness! Smoky alto,

thou hast thy music,

 

too; unforgettable,

those October damasks,

the dazzling kimono

 

worn, dishabille,

uncountable curtain calls

in these footlights'

 

dusky, flattering rose.

The world's made fabulous

by fabulous clothes.

 

Extracts from :- Couture

by Mark Doty

 

 

Done