A Prayer for Linda Evangelista

 

She was our Bardot,

our Venus de Milo –

a face to be painted

by Leonardo.

 

A face fit for stamps,

in profile on coins.

Cast in gold medals,

engraved on medallions.

 

Ideal eyes and lips,

cheekbones and brow.

A face to launch ships

or grace a ship’s bow.

 

When that face faded

it was no wonder

she’d want to repair it,

try to look younger.

 

She was an icon

of beauty and grace

until time and the cold

made their mark on that face.

 

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Leslie Hodge lives in San Diego. Her poems appear or are forthcoming in journals including Whale Road Review, Catamaran Literary Reader, The Main Street Rag, ONE ART, Pigeon Pages, and South Florida Poetry Journal. Leslie’s first chapbook, Escape, will be published in late 2024 by Kelsay Books. She is currently reading for The Adroit Journal. www.lesliehodgepoet.com
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