Eyes

Your laughing eyes lift 
my tattered soul 
above the drench of sadness
Your impassioned eyes hold 
my breathless self in loving thrall
Your quiet eyes calm 
my furtive restless spirit
Your loving eyes wrap
my lonely heart in soft embrace
Your flashing eyes guard 
Tomorrow's fearful gate 
Your tearful eyes bring 
my aching heart to its knees
Your knowing eyes
Give answer to unspoken words
Your triumphant eyes speak
Of honored battles bravely won
Your accepting eyes
Hold fast against the dull anguish
Of the unchangeable
Your closed eyes 
are my forever loss.

 





Poetry by josephus The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2021-04-05 at 00:29

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Yes indeedy, Joe, there is much to treasure here.

The repetition provides a meditative vibe and the content is very imaginative. The final two lines are particularly strong, but there are some fine expressions throughout the piece. Our favourite here is, 'Your flashing eyes guard / Tomorrow's fearful gate'. Wonderful stuff :>)
2021-04-06


Bibek The PoetBay support member heart!
Great litany about "eyes." So many fine lines to cherish here, Joe.
2021-04-06


Jamsbo Rockda The PoetBay support member heart!
I love the format of this. The last two lines are the clincher. You have given us windows to our souls.
2021-04-06


Sona The PoetBay support member heart!
Each line is more beautiful and uplifting than the previous but for the last one. Loved it every bit.
2021-04-05



I'm loving the poetically fertile permutations, the imaginative changes, of this poem. Quite lovely.
2021-04-05