Monday, November 28, 2022

the famous "skirt scene"

                                                                Author: Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Image:  Marilyn's skirt shot up 
when a train passed under (here)
Marilyn Monroe while filming The Seven Year Itch 
on the streets of New York. She apparently stopped 
above the grate at some point and the famous "skirt 
scene" was recorded for eternity

An infectious smile
The warmth of an icon 
An exuberance of youth

Etched in memory
A picture of a heart-throb
A wind-blown up skirt
Unrehearsed unexpected
Specially accorded by 
Divine intervention

An untimely death
Snuffed off a brilliant career
They cried in unison

Lisa at d'Verse Quadrille#165-warmly/

9 comments:

  1. An untimely death, indeed. - Truedessa

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  2. A star that burned a little too bright...

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  3. "Etched in memory
    A picture of a heart-throb"
    WOW!!! Luv where the prompt took you

    Much💜love

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  4. indeed an icon with a big heart <3

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  5. My son has a large black and white image of Marilyn in his room ... a constant reminder of the special woman she was.

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  6. Yes. A special kind of warm this one creates. ;)

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  7. S great star in her day, I well remember her with fondness.
    Yvonne.

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  8. Yes that was an epic scene,,, and the history makes it even better

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  9. I enjoyed this, Hank. You took the prompt to an unexpected yet lovely place.

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