Jessica Wilbert

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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