[ NaPo 2018 ] Hair

apparent'ly unplanned    
in an everywhere cascade     
down wing clipped shoulder blade      
beyond cherubic derriere      
     
Each flirtatious twirled  
and flip'pant strand         
is a loom spun thread      
begun in her head;      
thought formed  
with great care---      
explored at length      
     
Courage to go against grain      
of everything mortals are taught      
is her greatest strength      
     
Haloed in an Ariadne's headress      
she makes her stand, fearing not  
loss nor pain of rulered knuckle    
reprimand      
     
She's faught worse than this      
     
And when it's in a bun  
---you better run like hell
because there's no way to tell  
what's in store for you when  
she pulls the pins on that braid
grenade      
 
   
   
   
 
 
   
 
   
   
 
previous version  
   
   
Hair  
      
unplanned      
cascades everywhere      
along wing clipped shoulder blades      
beyond cherubic derriere      
     
Each strand      
twirled and flipped      
a loom spun thread      
thought begun in her head      
formed with great care      
explored at length      
     
Courage to go against the grain      
of everything we mortals are taught      
her greatest strength      
     
Haloed      
in an Ariadne's headress      
she makes her stand      
fearing not loss      
nor pain of      
knuckle rulered reprimand      
     
She's got this      
     
She's got Love