Thursday, September 2, 2010

Vanity Fair

















she was vain and knew it
and did not give a care
let the pious call me vain - let the young men stare
let the old men - pray for youth
the homely wish to be -
as beautiful and gracious
as one the likes of me --


give me any poison, praying for
my fall, exorcism or apple - i've been faced
with one and all --- i will take what
you will give me - but in the end you'll see
when the beauty has to face the beast
- the beauty wins --and that beauty would be  ... me..

bkmackenzie
2010

posted for Magpie Tales #30....bkm
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38 comments:

  1. Brian MillerSeptember 2, 2010 at 11:30 AM

    smiles. nice attitude in these lines...

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  2. Tess KincaidSeptember 2, 2010 at 12:40 PM

    Oh, this is great. I was hoping someone would recognize the Vanity Fair and work it into their piece. Yay!

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  3. annell4September 2, 2010 at 12:49 PM

    That was good, and let it be you! Thanks for your comment.

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  4. Stafford RaySeptember 2, 2010 at 12:53 PM

    "give me any poison, praying for
    my fall, exorcism (presuming to edit) or apple" Do we have Snow White here? I don't remember the vanity. But after the triumph, why not a bit of gloating!?

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  5. signed...bkmSeptember 2, 2010 at 1:00 PM

    an old version - stafford..dreaming...thanks for the edit...bkm

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2010 at 1:04 PM

    Holy Crappoly. Let the young men do and the old men remember.....loved it.

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  7. ElizabethSeptember 2, 2010 at 1:10 PM

    Love the attitude carried throughout, and the very sensual flow of it all,

    Elizabeth

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  8. Dulçe ♥September 2, 2010 at 1:55 PM

    Of course!
    That type of beaty does not vanish with time... instead, it gets better.

    Wonderful words!
    ;)

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  9. MartinSeptember 2, 2010 at 2:32 PM

    ".. let the young men stare
    let the old men - pray for youth.." I like the strength in this.

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  10. Steve CapelinSeptember 2, 2010 at 3:12 PM

    Nice one. clever lines. Seems to be a vanity theme running through some Magpie's this week.

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  11. HarveeSeptember 2, 2010 at 3:42 PM

    How cute and clever. I like it.

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  12. Kristen HaskellSeptember 2, 2010 at 4:21 PM

    Her beauty is immortal with lines like that.

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  13. Marilyn & JeffSeptember 2, 2010 at 4:57 PM

    I love the vanity in this - the beauty wins --and that beauty would be ... me..
    Very well written.

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  14. FireblossomSeptember 2, 2010 at 5:15 PM

    ooooooh, I'm liking her. Why apologize for being glorious?

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  15. TeresaSeptember 2, 2010 at 7:41 PM

    How vain! What an attitude. We all need that attitude sometimes.

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  16. Brigid O'ConnorSeptember 3, 2010 at 5:29 AM

    Sassy and clever, great attitude.
    Oops, I missed the whole Vanity Fair reference.

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  17. Arian TejanoSeptember 3, 2010 at 7:28 AM

    pardon this lame remark, but i'm in love :D

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  18. HelenSeptember 3, 2010 at 8:47 AM

    Your Magpie is full of wonderful 'attitude' ~ I really enjoyed it!

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  19. WeaselSeptember 3, 2010 at 9:31 AM

    The poem has taken on an attitude of its own, LOL! But the attitude can be necessary in some cases. Wonderful magpie! =)

    -Weasel

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  20. Eileen T O'Neill .....September 3, 2010 at 9:38 AM

    bkm,
    I just love the overflowing, unashamed vanity oozing from the words.
    Why not!!!
    Best wishes,
    Eileen

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  21. Gabriela AbaloSeptember 3, 2010 at 3:43 PM

    "What makes the vanity of others insupportable is that it wounds our own." ~François de la Rochefoucauld

    Great take on the theme!

    :)

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  22. signed...bkmSeptember 3, 2010 at 4:03 PM

    love that quote Gabriela...thank you and thanks everyone - for your great comments...what I have told my children...is that the most important person you can love is yourself...that is the person you have to live with everyday of your life...and it allows to give love wholeheartedly...blessings...bkm

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  23. L.L. BarkatSeptember 3, 2010 at 4:10 PM

    fun one. Would that beauty might always conquer the beast...

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  24. Sue JSeptember 3, 2010 at 10:08 PM

    Certainly not lacking in self confidence! Nice Magpie.

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  25. ninotazizSeptember 4, 2010 at 5:46 AM

    And her name is Eve....

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  26. ClaudiaSeptember 4, 2010 at 6:40 AM

    like your take on the prompt - ignorant as i am with magazines, i didn't realize it was the vanity fair….
    have a great weekend

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  27. Kathe W.September 4, 2010 at 8:25 AM

    Yep- If you dont love yourself-how can you love any one else? Nice Magpie

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  28. Tumblewords:September 4, 2010 at 9:12 AM

    'Vanity, thy name is woman'...excellent magpie!

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  29. Amanda MooreSeptember 4, 2010 at 2:54 PM

    Oh too cute I loved this line "as beautiful and gracious as one the likes of me" I actually giggled out loud!

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  30. spacedlawSeptember 4, 2010 at 11:55 PM

    Great flippant poem!

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  31. Angie MuresanSeptember 5, 2010 at 5:42 AM

    I see nothing wrong with being a tiny bit vain. Today's woman needs self love. Great poem!

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  32. AnonymousSeptember 5, 2010 at 7:55 AM

    "Vanity, vanity, all is vanity." forgot who said that, but it's so true. nice way to work in the mag. awesome poem.

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  33. Everyday GoddessSeptember 6, 2010 at 4:38 PM

    excellent personification!

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  34. ~T~September 6, 2010 at 6:24 PM

    Yow! What a character sketch. You'd never meet her in a dark alley, but she sure sounds dangerous.

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  35. PattiKenSeptember 6, 2010 at 8:27 PM

    Very nice, and love the attitude. The whole piece made me think of Cleopatra somehow.

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  36. dsSeptember 6, 2010 at 10:56 PM

    Wonderful. Love the way you handled Vanity Fair--great voice, too. Thank you.

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  37. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2010 at 12:43 PM

    Wow!! Sometimes beauty, vanity and conceit get the work done! They win!!
    Very well written, bkm! Dark and fierce!!

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  38. LydiaSeptember 9, 2010 at 1:23 AM

    Wickedly vain, and deservedly admired!

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