Poem by Frank N. Potter




To A Powers Model
by Frank N. Potter

Intangible, thy charms, my maid,
However purposely displayed.
Twice now, you have learned to walk
And, although speaking, learned to talk.


So nonchalantly you assume
Your pretty postures in a room.
You enter with perfected poise.
Your steps are rythm, never noise.


How now, my customed-fashioned queen?
Your orchids make the limousine.
Your sweaters taunt on tennis courts.
The motorboat sets off your shorts.


But who am I to doubt your guile,
Your practiced all-too-perfect smile,
Your darling devil, when you can
Personify the dreams of man?


Reprint from: Frank N. Potter; 1981