Diva Luna
Diaphanous, her off-white dress,
hems threadbare from millennia
of showy stagecraft every night:
the sauntering, grand pageantry,
commanding spotlights frame her face
and every eye return her way
before she even deigns to sing
the all-important aria
eclipsing every lesser star.
Diva Luna © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
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Tolkien quote prompt (moonlight drowning out stars) challenge - link:
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Submitted: April 27, 2021