Thursday, November 21, 2013

Ode to the Eyes

                                                                 Attribution: Laurinemily at en.wikipedia
Image: Hazel Green Eyes
Source: Wikimedia Commons (here)

Bewitching
Naughtily playful
Straining
wanting more
A pair that always looks good
Conveniently placed
In front
looking ahead
Not at the back of the head
Not Cyclops like either
but two dainty eyes
-          doe-like
-          glassy
-          misty
-          hazy
-          squinting
-     dreamy
-     colored
-     almond shaped
-     slanting
-     blinking
-    closed

Though sometimes
sharp as spears
piercing
and can kill

But greatness
of Providence
for all those
a dual function

Eyes to see
Eyes for emotions
-          Sadness
-          Excitement
-          Laughter
-          Surprises
-          Happiness
All bringing tears

But nothing beats
The come hither look
Bane to many
young hearts
And the stronger sex
who
pathetically succumbed
with just
one look

Tony’s hosting at d’Verse writing the Neruda way Forms for All:
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18 comments:

  1. Holy Ghost WriterNovember 21, 2013 at 4:36 PM

    They can say a lot

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  2. Brian MillerNovember 21, 2013 at 4:57 PM

    so much said by the eyes...and so much to see in the eyes as well...ha...one weakness i am not sad to be humbled by...the eyes, they have it...smiles.

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  3. Pat HattNovember 21, 2013 at 4:59 PM

    Eyes are there, they can see or they cannot. No cyclops ones though? Old one eye may not like that you know lol

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  4. GraceNovember 21, 2013 at 5:15 PM

    Eyes can silence and even kill with one look, smiles ~

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  5. author.nara.maloneNovember 21, 2013 at 5:59 PM

    Mmm, nothing does beat that come-hither look.

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  6. Kate SoloNovember 21, 2013 at 7:48 PM

    Very nice. I really like this one! :-)

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  7. CloudiaNovember 21, 2013 at 8:12 PM

    That's all it took!
    ALOHA from Honolulu
    Comfort Spiral
    =^..^= <3

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  8. ClaudiaNovember 21, 2013 at 9:00 PM

    glad you chose the eyes for your ode... one of the most fascinating things of the body... how they work, what they can express...beautiful

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  9. Kathy ReedNovember 21, 2013 at 11:26 PM

    Nice, but I wonder how a blind person feels... their extra senses are their eyes, and they still can be express emotion..and cry..even sparkle...I would not be able to do without my vision I don't think..

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  10. brudbergNovember 21, 2013 at 11:49 PM

    A wonderful tribute to those precious orbs. And the end is superb

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  11. AnonymousNovember 22, 2013 at 12:04 AM

    Oh yes, the eyes have it; they are so expressive and - for thsoe of us blessed with sight - so vital to our lives. Nicely penned, Hank.

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  12. rallentandaNovember 22, 2013 at 6:36 AM

    The stronger sex? ...methinks not dear Hank....otherwise they would not succumb:)

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  13. SusanNovember 22, 2013 at 8:50 AM

    Got it! You know some so personally that you live to tell the tale. Splendid, Hank.

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  14. TigerbriteNovember 22, 2013 at 8:56 AM

    So true. The window to the soul can also be the 'evil' eye.

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  15. AnonymousNovember 22, 2013 at 10:13 AM

    Eyes are wondrous for sure. Lovely ode. Remember the "Big Eyes" paintings of Margaret Keane? I hear they are making a movie about her.

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  16. vivinfranceNovember 22, 2013 at 12:39 PM

    I feel that you know and love these eyes very well indeed.

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  17. TruedessaNovember 22, 2013 at 2:46 PM

    Eyes behold the beauty and pain in the world..a wonderful ode..may we always
    see with clear vision...

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  18. Rosemary Nissen-WadeNovember 23, 2013 at 4:51 AM

    I particularly like the lists, incorporated in such a way that they become poetry.

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