summer white

your white lace mini shift
hemstitched
with small embroidered conchs
whispering white on white

summer white
people say it won't keep
but you keep it and keep it
and yourself inside

integrity
people say it won't wash
but you wash it and wash it
on delicate cycle
a little rough
against everyday life
you never use softener

your white lace mini shift
hemstitched
with small embroidered conchs
whispering white on white

you mend it and mend it and mend it



Vera Kelgart  (with time link crystal)  2013