1922 - 2019
icon of the silver screen
50s technicolour goddess
sunny and sweet
animal welfare activist
leaves us
RIP
suburban mums
modelled themselves on doris
lovely blonde hair
fur stoles
jewelled earrings
immaculate housekeepers
in pretty aprons
it was the age
of powder puffs and rouge
of romance....yes
of saturday afternoon movies
of schmaltz....yes
of hors d'oeuvres
of wonderment ...yes
which made for
lovely escapist dreams
enjoyed
by all ages
The flip side of the Impeccable Suburban Mom trope is The Stepford Wives and Mother's Little Helper.
ReplyDeleteNever could find any fault with Doris. She seemed to be as lovely offscreen as she was onscreen.
Yes, she was all that; and, fortunately, more.
ReplyDeleteShe was an icon of her age. RIP Doris Day.
ReplyDeleteShe was the symbol for an era--the 50s especially...the wholesome girl next door who, of course, didn't exist. Her song "Que Sera Sera" was one of the first 45s I ever had. I was in diapers, of course, but I could still set the needle down on the record player and take those words to heart: "Whatever will be will be." Looking back, that seems obvious, but it seemed to have a deeper philosophical meaning then. I admired her for her work with animals. She had a good run, as they say.
ReplyDeleteshe was the sweetest thing...god bless her soul and take her the part of heaven..where all animals reside...blessings to Doris...bkm
ReplyDeleteEveryone's fav, girl next door, no matter her age. Nice poem.
ReplyDeleteYour poem ends so eloquently, "lovely escapist dreams" indeed.
ReplyDeleteMay her soul find peace.
She was not so perfect on the inside of her life - had a hard time but...she rose up for animals when she couldn't protect herself.
ReplyDeleteA lovely tribute to Doris - I loved her when I was a child, wanted to be her, especially her Calamity Jane character.
ReplyDeleteDreams... yes. Love this.
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