Monday #colormood

A Lady in Green

She is a portrait

of vintage elegance.

Green velvet gown,

swan neck,

red lipstick,

the strains of Cole Porter

and tinkling crystal

in the background.

She floats across the floor,

diamonds shining,

dancing, dining,

a bygone

emerald swan.

Illustration: Cecil Beaton cover for Vogue, 1935