Golden

Two steps down to enter,
20 degrees cooler in this maple-tree'd bower
. . . not allowed in very often
the scent hits you first of youth's promise and compromise
Circling golden
Twin blonde beds draped in chenille white & pillow quilt-tufted
Beige on beige on beige on
Golden coolness
Maybelline abandoned alongside silvered brushes, mirrors turning
Ghosts pressing in
Lark cigarette smoke
Reflecting the light from windows of a kodachromed spring
Vanity encouraged with tendered ivory elegance
Presence strong as tabu, time & tan lines
Circling golden
Circling
Circling

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