The white dress

Just crossing the room,

Crossing that gray room with brown walls;

Just gazing, eyes soft and teasing, yet fearful;

Just speaking, listening, nodding, smiling;

With the mystery of a guitarist spotlighted,

Current image: woman in white minidress

head bent to strings, drawing love and anguish through flashing fingers

or a singer rising through sounds seeking the  purity of a note

that splits your soul, leaves you breathless;

That moment.

It is that moment.

It is that moment when.

Shaking, dreaming, desiring

Change burst.

Dancing, leaping, screaming, joyous, shattering.

Memory burned to knowledge

That it was you who brought the light

And left it there for me to  wonder.

About michaelstephendaigle

I am the author of the award-winning Frank Nagler Mystery series. "The Swamps of Jersey (2014); "A Game Called Dead" (2016) -- a Runner-Up in the 2016 Shelf Unbound Indie Author Contest; "The Weight of Living" (2017) -- “The Weight of Living” was awarded First Place for mysteries in the 2017 Royal Dragonfly Book Award contest; Named A Notable 100 Book, Shelf Unbound 2018 Indie Book Awards; Named a Distinguished Favorite, 2018 Independent Press Awards. Named a Distinguished Favorite in the 2018 Big NYC Book Contest. Named a Finalist in the 2019 Book Excellence Awards. Named A Gold Star Award winner in the 2020 Elite Choice Book Awards Named a Book Award Winner in 2021 by Maincraft Media Fiction Book Awards; The Red Hand (2019) a Distinguished Favorite in the 2019 Big NYC Book Contest Named Second Place winner for mysteries in the 2019 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards Named a Notable 100 Book in the 2019 Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards Named a Distinguished Favorite in the 2020 Independent Press Awards A Nominee in the 2020 TopShelf Book Awards Named A Gold Star Award winner in the 2020 Elite Choice Book Awards Dragony Rising (2022) First Place for Mysteries in the 2022 Royal Dragonyfly Book Awards; named a Notable 100 Indie Book in the 2022 Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards; A Distinguished Favorite in the 2023 Independent Press Awards. A Distinguished Favorite in the 2023 Big NYC Book Awards.
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