Like brilliant diamonds in the skies <br />Is the sparkle in Naomi's eyes <br />Gleaming from beneath straight brows <br />In a sculptured classic face that tries <br />So hard to stay straight and serious. <br /> <br />But five feet tall in stocking'd feet <br />This clever lady so petite, <br />Unafraid of judge or jury <br />Brilliantly illuminates <br />As she debates and illustrates <br />Her client's side of the story. <br /> <br />Through her brilliant oratory <br />She leads you on so very slowly <br />Until with parry, feint, riposte <br />Lunge, counter- lunge and final thrust <br />Touche-you find your case is lost. <br /> <br />Day's end among her friends <br />Conversation witty, gently mocking <br />Ending in contagious laughter- <br />Bawdy, rumbling, wild and bold <br />Catching us all within its fold. <br /> <br />Inside, a vulnerability, well hidden. <br />Deep loyalties, feelings unspoken <br />Sharing with us all her love <br />Her gentle care for home and hearth, <br />This lioness of a lady.<br /><br />Margery Rehman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/for-naomi/
