Poem -
Helene
Bugatti Queen
Helene, Helene
My beautiful dream.
Ettore Buggati's queen.
You left this world when I was just 11
but my love for you still keens.
Those years of innocent abandon,
when you danced and span and preened.
Until you discovered speed.
When you found the thrill of screaming cars
you found what your life means.
Helene, Helene
Bugatti Queen.
Betrayed by histories schemes.
Destroyed by green eyed envy.
Stained with undeserved shame.
Left alone in your room in Nice.
With just your tarnished trophies.
With your half remembered dreams.
Helene, Helene
I promise that I will sing your name.
Helene Delangle
Buggati's beautiful
Beautiful
Flying queen.
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Comments
Lovely write x
Thank you Marion,
Shamefully for a petrol head I hadn't heard of her until I found a biography by Miranda Seymour called the Bugatti Queen. Now I am in love.
Thanks again
Nigel
WOW!! Sir NIGEL!!...this is such a wonderfully penned tribute piece to the life of a woman who's exploits were amazing...I mean a model,,,a dancer....AND a race car driver!!....WOW!!,......The rhythmic flow that you created here works BEAUTIFULLY....especially when you read this aloud.....it almost sounds like a song in it's repetitive and striking rhythmic qualities that occur so poetically throughout...it is well conceived and STUNNINGLY well delivered!!.....I can tell you put a LOT of thought and effort into perfecting this piece....and it DEFINITELY paid off....because this is friggin' gorgeous dear poet brother!!......PINNED!!...great work my friend and so good to see you on the pages!!.......Bravo!.....LOVE & ROCKETS!!......,.T xo : )
Ps. Bugatti? That's a type of car isn't it?....I really should look into her story more because I can only recall hearing bits and pieces some time ago.....anyway, thanx so much for sharing this!!.....smokin' grooves brother!!
Thank you my poet brother,
Reading her biography has been amazing. Bugatti is definitely a type of car (now owned by VW they make the Veyron, the worlds fastest road car) and Helene was most associated with the type 53 which was a beautiful car. Bugatti also made some 'specials' just for her speed record attempts.
I am in love with another ghost, ho hum.
Nigel