Lauren Bacall, she was...

Lauren Bacall. Her beauty grabbed something embedded in the loins that expelled whatever was unnecessary to fathom the depths she came from and drew upon in her life. This is a Photo by Jack Mitchell on Getty Images.

Lauren Bacall splendid in her way of pulling on the loins, the imagination...

photo by Jack Mitchell.

Lauren Bacall died at the age of 89 on August 12, 2014 without us ever meeting. Her being born September 16, 1924 perhaps has something to do with that disappointment. - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 9/6/18

Rise, Resist, Reveal.

Tattoos on her body are astounding. 

Unable to take the eyes away from the art the mind experiences change.

"You mean to stand for your vows, but the right woman at the weakest moment knows what she knows." - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories (Nov. 29, 2016) 

"... naked beneath her black gown. The hidden pleasure increases knowing it is your woman with the surprise, the secret of her being with you as a gift of soul. This is the root of soul, the core of unity in marriage, as a husband feels matrimony." ~ Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories  

"naked glimpse into an assembly of thoughts about self, 

the decline or exaltation of being." 

- dawn wolf, keeper of stories 

12/31/16

"Man can resist what he has never had, yearn for what he does not need, and man can fall into traps that appear otherwise. The scent of certain women lessens internal strength, and is smug enough to believe in its power over an ideal of purity. Advise in ideals is to resist the devil and he shall flee from you has no validity in a person unpracticed in developing his/her intellect, deepening the soul's convictions, or acquainted with death, in the sense of dissolving illusions. Otherwise, it is a quaint saying. . ." ~ Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 12/10/18 

bare foot, Sara Forestier.

Demi Rose. "

Water is the sacredness of womanhood!" 

A dark immortal need not be fierce, or scary. She be gentle, but dangerous when pierced by evil. 

- Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 6.19.16

German Women.

German model by Stefan Teresiak‎. 
https://www.instagram.com/stefan.teresiak/ 

There is something within German women that is elusive, and not within the makeup of American women I have enjoyed over the decades. Can't connect with why, and have had the conversation here and there with German women. It is always fun, but there is a perspective... - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 2/28/19 

German woman, Vendula Kovářová by Radek Adámek 

Elegant Substance.

An elegant Black woman is poetry in the name of becoming, and the power of her presence is to be studied by a man growing into the essence of what a man is to the balancing principles she embodies, and can pass on through her womb into their children. It is a right to be one's self, and it is a privilege to live out one's mystery beyond mere existence. The woman, or women, until you mature, you pick or chose talk to and about the character you act out in your living. Whomever you pick prepares you, and whomever you think you picked knew you first!

Elegance is to be known as substance, not pretense or aloofness... - Dawn Wolf, Keeper of Stories

COMPEL

" the intensity of this woman by Mariano Marceti is captured in the eyes. How the focus of her eyes bores into the soul!" - dawn wolf, keeper of stories 1/11/19 

Intensity of this woman photographed by Mariano Marcetti.

Aspects of She!

"Worship is one of the strongest temptations a woman's love making can engineer into an appreciative man's spirit!" - Dawn Wolf, Keeper of Stories

"The expression within and from the embodiment of the mystique of a woman is expressed best in quiet and in this medium (photography) it is best done in shadow..." - Dawn Wolf, Keeper of Stories model, Collibrina by Ocie Clelland

Photographer Phu Minh shot this photo with a Nikon D610, lens 24-85f.5-4.5, ISO 200.

Dark Royalty by New Delhi photographer, Shailendra Rana. www.shailendrarana.com

Women's Portraits Only (WPO) 

Aware of Themselves.

Jessica Lange, actress is a stunning beauty !!!!

Jerry Hall elegantly attired suspends in a non-animated fashion a sense of style unimaginable in her 'becoming years'!... - Dawn Wolf, Keeper of Stories 5/23/18 

the simplicity of this provocative, thoughtful, and elegant American woman has a limit to her mystique... - Dawn Wolf, Keeper of Stories 5/23/18 

THeSe FOUR Views of She

Alone in a dark theater by Maxim Guselnikov.

Exquisite composure and beauty of this woman photographed by Alexander Faris in  2016.

Aubrey Plaza.

Yasmina Rossi travailez pour l'Agence de 

Top Modèles de plus de 40 ans.

IN the essence of...

Tall woman sitting on government steps.

There is a lot to the mystique of women's insistence on being feminine. When Americans redefine feminine they leave the sacred outside the center of this essence. - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories May 18, 2018 

Kelly Brook's pretty legs in a patterned summer dress!

Contrasts in the Tests.

breast feeding mother in a poor country. 

Beauty as poise is a concept a woman emerges from not as an ordinary, but as an adventurous soul. There is art to class and mystery to purpose. - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories

TOUCH.

Fatherhood is the theme here. This shot reminds me of the way 

Black fathers prior to the 1980's tried to invest in their sons. 

photo by Russell Frederick. (2015)

II. 

The mystique.

Mommy and many other women I studied growing up held their mystique quietly. Their silence around their mystique bound this particular knowledge in an unseen perception felt by touch. Touch is unseen translating one essence to another. Ignorance makes it an elusive serpentine energy, embracing the essential within what balances a son is first insinuated by their mother's touch.

Touch.

There is that word again. Touch begins renewal, awakening and feeling. 

Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 

10/30/18 

the Okey Doke gets the weak mind.

... and Time paused.

Elegant in this black plunge cross strap suedette dress and heels!

'She' teaches, 'She' taught.

Mila Kunis is an intense intellect. . .

[Actress] Mila Kunis is an intense intellect deeply connected to her mother, her legacy and standards that separate her from simply being ordinary. These standards are exemplary. Men want this in their lives the way balance needs its place in the substance of living the equivalent of two, or three lifetimes. The way we are forced to struggle within two and three lifetimes these days in one lifetime is the challenge to living whole lives. To many people, living beyond mere existence is set in ideals dreamt up by imaginative people with nothing to do but convince people hard times can be illusion, or shifted into something else. They are but they aren't inaccessible; they have to be worked out of the mess of, or the confusion of lives... - Dawn Wolf, Keeper of Stories 6/27/18

"The look, the tease, the draw, the compliment to masculinity, the companion to imagination!" - Dawn Wolf, Keeper of Stories 1.9.17

the Glory of Discoveries

The life of this woman makes a promise to continue the legacy of her ancestors. The quality of those lives she brings to Life tell multiple stories from One Web. - Abuelo Wolf, Wisdom Keeper 9/11/18

There is the essence of the spiritual connection of soul to water, spirit to flesh. In the context of African ancestors is transitory work bound souls undertake to resurrect in this action of birthing: becoming! - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories

[This] short black dress worn boldly sends shock throughout the body! Properly done seduction is an induction into a breathing sequence weak hearts adjust by focus of intent to either give in, or strengthen resolve. - Abuelo Wolf, Keeper of Stories

Maggie Smith, the British actress, is one essence; as a lady she is a breath away from something inaccessible. It is what drew me to her soul that links us with fascination and appreciation... - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 9/12/18 

Eva Mendes !!!!

Eva by Mercedes Castillo Sánchez who lives in Spain.  

the African Presence in She Woman.

African woman making assessments of her sense of being centered in this Ankara style of dress for a wedding...

face of Tyra Banks. 

African American women, like this one wearing an African print Dashiki maxi skirt with a high waist band, are fierce supporters of their men. - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 9/6/18