20160101 (style)

It's dangerous to leave me 

Alone in a roomful of high

Decor magazines flush with

Examples of luxury real 

Estate. I quickly observed what 

Cannot be more luxe? What

Room could not be larger,

Or ceiling higher? Why settle

For a plain ceiling, cornice

Molding at least. That's too plain

Join multiples of contours until

They wave in and out, colors,

Gold leaf applied on the

Edges or within the hollows.

With a broad base, dentils 

Supporting. Improve the lighting:

Toss the simple white globe for

A multi-branched sparkling

Glass chandelier lit by several 

Levels of candles, brightness 

Varied by dials at either 

Entrance or with a handheld

Remote. Decor at the base

Must seem to flow, waves, 

Fleurs de lis, a grand medallion

Matching the rope applique

Set three feet away from 

The walls. Since the ceiling

Now must be higher there'll

Be room for picture and chair 

Rail, stained, polished oak 

Raised paneling to give 

The room a masculine flair.

In that case we'll trade in wall-

To-wall carpet for parquetry

Contained in an inlaid rope,

Scratch that for marble intarsia

Something like the floor of

St. Peter's to give it acoustics.

Solid polished brass door 

Handles on tall French doors

At least three inches thick

For each of the entrances,

Five hinges per door to hold

The weight. My very generous

Children have offered me a 

Grandpa suite for my anticipated

Invalidity and proposed I 

Could make my wishes

Known when the architect visited. 

Should they conclude these

Suggestions beyond the pale,

I won't insist on the crimson 

And gold silk moire wall 

Covering and the paired 

Art Nouveau chromium

Sconces on each of the four

Walls. I'm nothing if not

Reasonable.






c. J.S.Manista, 2015