The Mermaid
Poem written by Alfred Lord Tennyson
Model: Kimberly Moore
Photographer and Makeup Artist: Elizabeth Taylor
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Who would be
A mermaid fair,
Singing alone,
Combing her hair
Under the sea,
In a golden curl
With a comb of pearl,
On a throne?
II
I would be a mermaid fair;
I would sing to myself the whole of the day;
With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair;
And still as I comb’d I would sing and say,
‘Who is it loves me? who loves not me?’
I would comb my hair till my ringlets would fall
Low adown, low adown,
From under my starry sea-bud crown
Low adown and around,
And I should look like a fountain of gold
Springing alone
With a shrill inner sound
Over the throne
In the midst of the hall;
Till that great sea-snake under the sea
From his coiled sleeps in the central deeps
Would slowly trail himself sevenfold
Round the hall where I sate, and look in at the gate
With his large calm eyes for the love of me.
And all the mermen under the sea
Would feel their immortality
Die in their hearts for the love of me.
III
But at night I would wander away, away,
I would fling on each side my low-flowing locks,
And lightly vault from the throne and play
With the mermen in and out of the rocks;
We would run to and fro, and hide and seek,
On the broad sea-wolds in the crimson shells,
Whose silvery spikes are nighest the sea.
But if any came near I would call and shriek,
And adown the steep like a wave I would leap
From the diamond-ledges that jut from the dells;
For I would not be kiss’d by all who would list
Of the bold merry mermen under the sea.
They would sue me, and woo me, and flatter me,
In the purple twilights under the sea;
But the king of them all would carry me,
Woo me, and win me, and marry me,
In the branching jaspers under the sea.
Then all the dry-pied things that be
In the hueless mosses under the sea
Would curl round my silver feet silently,
All looking up for the love of me.
And if I should carol aloud, from aloft
All things that are forked, and horned, and soft
Would lean out from the hollow sphere of the sea,
All looking down for the love of me.
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Kimberly Moore nestles on the stairs contemplating her future. Suffering is inevitable. Does she remain in the shadows or live her truth?
Photography by Elizabeth Anne Taylor, Makeovers with Elizabeth Taylor
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Kimberly Moore escapes to the woods to reflect on life through music. She plays away her blues and leaves feeling stronger and triumphant, ready to face the challenges ahead.
Kimberly walks into the woods to strum away her blues.
Feeling happy and ready to face the world, Kimberly walks back toward civlization.
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Kimberly Moore lives her teenage dream at the Alexandria waterfront. Like many trans-women, Kimberly didn’t get to live her teenage years presenting as female. So she’s making up for lost time and savoring the sweet moments of youth. Makeup and Photography by Elizabeth Anne Taylor.
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Kimberly Moore spends a leisurely day at the Alexandria waterfront living her teenage dream.
Sketchbook time!
Kim loves art. Check out her ink!
Anchors aweigh!
I love those angles, Kim.
Relaxing into her teenage summer dream
Kim’s long hair blows in the spring breeze.
Love those legs and angles.
Kim’s showing us sexy!
Such a sweet day
Sticky and sweet
Ride into summer with Kimberly Moore
Kimberly is sailing into summer with her teenage dream
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Kimberly rereads her letter from her Marine, Rick, who’s deployed to the Middle East. She begins writing her love letter to him on fine stationery.
She kisses the back of the pink envelope, leaving lipstick marks for Rick to touch and caress. She sprays perfume onto the card, wishing him to feel her with him always.
Rick, I miss you so, Kimberly thinks. You are always in my heart, my mind, my soul. Join me in bed, my love.
My darling, I love you. I miss you. I want you. Be mine forever. Let us be one forevermore.
Makeup and Photography by Elizabeth Anne Taylor.
Featuring Kimberly Moore as herself.
Featuring Rick as himself. Who is he? How does he know Kimberly? Who is this mysterious Marine?
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Kimberly Moore is The Frock Chick in this month’s Frock Magazine! Read her article discussing her journey at http://frockmagazine.com/frock-chick-kimberley-moore/
Makeup and Photography by Elizabeth Anne Taylor (me)!
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Kimberly’s having a fun night in relaxing with girlfriends.
No girls’-night-in is complete without sparkling wine, Cosmos, and Sex-in-the-City style gossip.
“I feel so sensuous in these satin PJs,” Kimberly muses. “I wonder how I’d look in one of my party gowns…”
“I’m all dressed up and no place to go. I know the girls and I can come up with something fun!”
“Time to top up my Cosmo before we dance the night away!”
Everybody dance now! Get down tonight!
Karaoke is calling my name. What should I sing?
I feel so gorgeous in this sparkling, sequin dress! Don’t I look like a mermaid? I feel like I could swim! Oh, wait… that’s my head swimming…
I feel like a princess. Time for my beauty sleep.
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Kimberly Moore chats the night away with girlfriends at a slumber party and dreams of going out for New Year’s Eve in her elegant, floor-length gown. Enjoy this teaser pic of yesterday’s photo shoot. More photos and story to follow! Makeup and photography by Elizabeth Anne Taylor.
Kimberly relaxes with girlfriends at a slumber party and dreams of going out New Year’s Eve.
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Despite wind and cold, the ever-gorgeous Kimberly loved being the center of attention at this on-location photo shoot at Cameron Station in Alexandria, VA. As the sun set over the rows of townhouses, my portable strobes from AlienBees kept Kimberly in the spotlight. Kimberly applied her own makeup for this shoot, and we decided on a sensible fall outfit including a long purple sweater, Armani Exchange skinny jeans, black boots, purple scarf, jean jacket, and silver jewelry.
I’ve retouched these photos since they are going to appear in a transgender magazine in early 2015! I’ll keep you posted for the big release date!
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Kimberly’s ready for a fall walk through the park.
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Despite wind and cold, the ever-gorgeous Kimberly loved being the center of attention at this on-location photo shoot at Cameron Station in Alexandria, VA. As the sun set over the rows of townhouses, my portable strobes from AlienBees kept Kimberly in the spotlight. Kimberly applied her own makeup for this shoot, and we decided on a sensible fall outfit including a long purple sweater, Armani Exchange skinny jeans, black boots, purple scarf, jean jacket, and silver jewelry.
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Looking sexy!
Get it, girl!
Who is Kim waiting for?
Love the confidence, Kim!
Check out Kim’s soft features.
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