Black-Haired Girls Poem by David Lewis Paget

Black-Haired Girls

Rating: 4.4


The black-haired girls are graceful, like gazelles,
Their haughty stares would strike a ‘lao wai' blind,
As they cruise on through streets, where rubbish spills,
Ignoring all, the poverty, the slime.

In knee high boots and skirts that lift the thigh,
In leathers, black, and frills and pretty lace,
They swing their hips so slowly, to invite
The dreams of men, who marvel at each face.

The teeth so white and straight, the lips that curl
In condescending fashion at each gaze,
The one brow arched, as if to look on down
From some great height they fashion from each frown.

If Gods and Godesses have ever walked
This petty planet's poor and pitted earth,
Those Gods have gone, the Godesses remain,
To haunt old men, who worship at their shrine.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Marvin Brato 09 October 2007

Maybe its the reason why many old white men choosed to marry young black haired Filipinas for love or company? Nice poetry sir, top mark.

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Christable Anon 10 November 2009

Wish i had not dyed my hair blue and cropped it short and free Wish i were a born Filipino and title would read ''bout the lil me'. Fantastic. 'Uh! you call her dark Her dark Gazelle eyes i have seen...' a pinch of Tagore's stylistic in 'Krishnakali'.

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Terry Dawson 21 October 2015

Wonderful imagery! Well done!

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Terry Craddock 14 April 2015

Unbelievable but grey is the new fashion colour sweeping the world, for both men and women, waiting for the first good poem on grey not black :) Nice poem Mark, leaves me to worship all the other hair colours and black, a gentleman cannot slight crown hair adorned ladies, all women are always their parents beloved babies, may all women enjoy adoration moments of cat walk, when in beauty they walk the walk and talk the talk.

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Kelly Kurt 14 April 2015

I'm partial to black hair myself Congrats on poem of the day.

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Kim Barney 14 April 2015

My cousin became one of those black-haired girls. She used to be a blonde but she dyed.

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Chinedu Dike 14 April 2015

Well articulated piece of poetry beautifully penned with conviction. A lovely poem indeed. Thanks for sharing. Please read my poem MANDELA - THE IMMORTAL ICON.

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David Lewis Paget

David Lewis Paget

Nottingham, England/live in Australia
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