Waiting with bated breath, I looked at my phone,
Would I get an appointment of that nouveau zone?
Sounded like wind-chimes, Ah! That much awaited call,
“Congrats Ma’am, now it’s your turn to bedeck like a doll”
Though, late for the eve, I rushed to ‘Salon De Coiffure’
It would be an elaborate hairdo, I was Oh-So-Sure!
I was too elated, ‘twas going to be my first chance,
So, revealed to my coiffeuse, “I’ve to attend a ball-dance”.
She smiled, force shut my eyes, started styling my hair,
Ah! I was so ecstatic, ‘my friends would get a though dare’.
Was late, so rushed forthwith, when my mane was done,
I presumed my pretty looks, as doubts were none.
I graced the ballroom with panache, kept them all staring,
Women were fuming with envy, men were all leering.
Dancing on my glory, I called and thanked my hairstylist,
“I’ve stolen the whole show, your hairstyle is that catalyst.”
Then happened a fiasco, which shattered all my dreams
Suddenly, I saw a sorceress, I shivered, began to scream,
I sworn never to get into such ‘Barnet vanity fair’,
Coz it was a wall mirror, which showed my Medusa hair.
Epilogue: Vanity Fair is my first attempt to write a hilarious poem. It’s based on a true incident, when my Rapunzel-hair daughter Maitreni visited a French hair salon for the fist time and was left with horrible results ! The pencil sketch, I have shared herewith, is drawn by my younger daughter Anindhya.
Glossary:
Salon De Coiffure: Hair Salon (French)
Coiffeuse: A lady hair dresser (French)
Barnet: Hair (while ‘Barnet fair’ is satirically referred as grooming of a horse’s mane)
Medusa: A female monster in Greek mythology, described having living venomous snakes in place of hair. (so, excessively curly and frizzy hair is called Medusa hair or snake hair).
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Doesn’t it happen with the women all the time? They go for makeup or hair, and end up looking rather not-as-expected. Anyhow, another poem beautifully penned down.