I fell in love the moment I saw you
Standing elegantly in a crowded street
Eyes as glass, windows that I would peer into to discover you
To behold a fireplace, a welcoming flame on a cold day

A symbol of elegance as two smooth marble legs
shaped as columns decorated shoes of clean sandstone
Stairs that beckon visitors to peer through an open door.
A beautiful breast of woven brickwork, evidence of a craftsman

A hat fit for a queen you wore
With carvings on a concrete broach that tells of a life and lives;
Stories of heroes who have given up their lives for a cause.
A shining face unadulterated with makeup

Glimmering in the sunlight with features unaffected
By the weather of time.
While your lips hold the distinguished ones
A balcony of mahogany and red velvet covering.

To remind ladies and gentlemen of the price of fame
Though others around you had fallen to a crane
You remained, your integrity listed among those who love you
and would help you live forever.

©Kevin Morgan