For Debbie Reynolds [1932-2017] Poem by Keith Shorrocks Johnson

DREAM OF YOU

Chorus cake-busting in wide-eyed wonder
A fresh-faced girl dancing to rain or shine:
Hit the spot-light and the beam ignites her
She's the kick of coffee, the blush of wine.

Lickety-split in gingham and ankle socks
Bright as a button from a chintz band-box:
Perky, quirky, sassy and full of vim
She can shoot the rim off a dollar's spin.

From check-shirt tomboy and side-kick rider
To Jill-in-the-Box housewife - plaything pet:
Stetson and braids to apple-pie order,
With winsome children, let's not forget!

Perfect pitch and timing... ringing true,
A fantasy staged and prompted by men!
But playboys and fame won't pay their due
When the curtain falls, she's alone again.