The Pantyhose Declarations
I wrote The Pantyhose Declarations because there's just too much darn angst in our world. You don't need me to list the awful stuff in the news or in our everyday lives, and I confess, in my habitual way of thinking, the cup often is half empty. But a pessimistic attitude grows tiresome quickly. It weighs you down like a bag of heavy-duty birdseed on your back. Why not empty the bag by feeding hungry songbirds and let the seed become energy for bright, feathery creatures?
My bright, feathery creatures are my women friends, the goddesses, and the people I want to emulate. It is those women I celebrate in my book of poems, The Pantyhose Declarations.
Poems that will echo in the halls of academe they are not.
What poetry professor is going to teach the lines:
mirror, mirror, on the wall
my pair of girls used to stand so tall
but overnight I'm shocked to see
dear Goddess, however can this be—
mirror, mirror on the wall
what's this dangling? oh, my God, the fall!
These are poems about ripping off your pantyhose and digging your toes into the dirt; they're about finding strength in a women's circle; they're about women like my amply endowed aunt who struggled into her corset like a sumo wrestler on her wedding day.
Hear me read the title poem here: http://www.nanlundeen.com/page.php?ID=4.
I want to bring a spot of joy into ordinary lives. If my poems inspire a smile, I am happy.
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