Solitaire


“A Dinner Table at Night” — by: John Singer Sargent

 

Solitaire

~

immersed in pleasured chatter
bursts of heightened laughter

in the ringing clank of crystal
of silver on fine china

crisp bustle of starched service
lush rustle of satin’d lace

aglow in silken’d candlelight
caressed by gentle strains

wafts of sweet Bordeaux
heady fragrance of cut orchids

midst soft din and dance of mirth
I gaze upon your empty face
and see there in your hollow eyes
our game is solitaire

~ ~ ~

rob kistner © 2012

13 thoughts on “Solitaire”

  1. Only the lonely know the way I feel tonight … lyrics from that Roy Orbison song from long ago. Your Mag made me think of that.

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