Regardez-moi!: A Villanelle by Michael Cantor
Michael Cantor is my poetry sibling, in that both our collections recently were published by Able Muse Press. I've long been an admirer of Michael's sharp wit and his way with poetic form. Today I thought I'd share a delightful poem of his about a pair of sneakers far more chic than anything I could scare up for a photo shoot. Buying Sneakers The designer’s iconic plaid on this canvas high top lace-up sneaker ($275) is hand sprayed to give it a slight degradé effect. (Advertisement in the New York Times) The look I want is slightly dégradé ; aloof and elegant, yet with a flair that hints of darkness in an offhand way; exquisite, yes, but not too recherché , and at the same time, more than ordinaire . That look! I want it slightly dégradé , just right to make the scene in St. Tropez, or stir up gossip of an old affaire with hints of darkness and the offhand way that one once murmured,...