"""""""""""""""""""""""'"""Victorian Era

 

Oh! How grand it must have been 

To have existed in "Victorian Days" 

The fancy apparel . . . Way back then 

So grandiose, with flaunting ways 

 

Queen Victoria, who set the trend 

In finery, was she always dressed 

So style conscious, until the end 

Her seamstress, getting no rest 

 

Riding or outings, the ladies wore 

Their "Cloaks" and "Redengotes" 

Victorian style, with fanciness galore 

Be it for parties, or traveling boats 

 

Dainty slippers, with pretty flowers 

Accessories in purple and red 

In quaint shops, searching for hours 

Long skirt, or . . . Shorter instead? 

 

Pretty accessories, made with fur 

Colorful Shawls, that were so chic 

Careful of . . . Every bloke or cur 

Affluent men, their only pick 

 

New Industry, was in the making 

Rails . . . being laid everywhere 

So much money, for the taking 

Affording women, to dress with flair 

 

That Era . . . Ever so fascinating 

Flaunting all it's beauty and charm 

The rush, at times so exasperating 

Prestige and class, arm and arm! 

 

Copyright © 2006 Judith Johnson Kypta