Thursday, August 13, 2026

"The Ruby Slipper" oil on linen, 24" x 30"

 

The Ruby Slipper 

Charcoal study for the Ruby Slipper

The Ruby Slipper


A late night out

returning home

a little tipsy

Weak and weary


One shoe off and

one shoe on 

oh dear

 her ruby slipper

gone


Nevermind


Walking along

She’d felt uneasy

A sound behind her

swooping, breezy


One last night cap

pink martini

stirred not shaken

to still 

her heart beating


Sleep takes over

Breathing evens

dreaming dreams

With no place to go


Was that prince charming

at the party

who took her in his arms

And swept her off the floor


Ebony feathers

Broad shoulders

And a pronounced  

aristocratic beak


Quite possibly


Now wings beating

as she’s sleeping

flying through

her chamber door


Sleep my maiden

Don’t awaken

I’ve brought your

ruby slipper home


Quoth the raven 

Nevermore



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