Lady In Yellow

By Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris

Picture by Peder Severin Krøyer, Summer Evening at Skagen. The Artist’s Wife and Dog by the Shore

In Response to prompt from dVerse Poets Pub
Posted by merrildsmith

A young lady draped in yellow silk
looks away from a moonlit ocean
waves of azure blue tease the sand
Her loyal canine waits by her side

Her stature longing as she gazes
into an unknown spot out of sight
Her eyes longing for something
she dare not reveal to a single soul

Yellow flowered hat fashioned
by London’s most famous milliner
hangs listlessly from her left wrist
bound in yellow cuffs of lace

Wind ruffles the folds of her gown
the sound unheard by the viewer
Lovely brown hair tied up in a bun
longs to be set free to fly

12 responses to “Lady In Yellow”

  1. I agree – there was someone she loved deeply that she could not be with, even if she divorced. That in itself would have been horribly scandalous for her, as a woman. 💔

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  2. I think she might have thought about leaving her husband the painter… 🙂 She was actually quite famous

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  3. A delightful accompaniment to a beautiful picture.

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    1. Thank you so much my friend! 🙏

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  4. Very descriptive–you capture the way she looks and the setting, but also the longing she feels.

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    1. Thank you Merril. So very happy you enjoyed it! 😊

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      1. You’re very welcome! 😊

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  5. Beautiful the serene emotion in this poem!

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  6. S beautifully discriptive piece 💜

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    1. Thank you so much my friend! 🙏

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