Velvet brilliance

Now shabbily attired

Creased, musty

No longer desired

Short lived heyday

Relegated to the past

Faded memory

Gathering dust

Yet, innate elegance

Continues to linger

In bent and withered

Arthritic fingers

Vestiges of grandeur

Crackle whispers

Release scented secrets

Of former adventures

By Margaret Karim

From: United Kingdom