d’Verse Poets Pub – Poetics: Getting Personal
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Look Me in the Eyes
Blue-green eyes stare back at me
This true reflection of myself
They know me – show me
For who I am
Mostly hopeful, happy, smiling
Little crinkles creep out from
The corners – laugh lines
(not crows feet)
Sometimes pensive, tense(ive)
Even sad – without a sparkle to share
They’ve got the blues
Squinty, maybe flinty, just a hint
Of yellow flecks flash disapproval,
Or confusion – a simple warning-
If you know to notice
Everything about this me is held
Within these blue-green eyes
Staring out at you
Wow, I love the pace and internal rhymes of this, but more the sentiment is wonderful.
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thanks!
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Nice last three lines. Everything within those blue-green eyes.
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I like this…. it’s so important to remember that they are laugh lines…. nothing else! I like this reflection of you.
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The eyes always have it! Nicely done!
dwight
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The windows to the soul! I especially love:
‘They’ve got the blues
Squinty, maybe flinty, just a hint
Of yellow flecks flash disapproval’,
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Thanks, Kim 😊
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Those deep green eyes are something!
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blue green eyes like the sea. well done!
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Such wonderful colors in those eyes.
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Thank you for giving us a glimpse into your eyes and the window to your soul. I love your beautiful self-reflection and the crinkles, not crow’s feet! XO
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Aww, Candy. I love that I get the feeling you really looked into your eyes and experienced a moment of gratitude before penning this. I need to go read my own “laugh lines.” Thank you.
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It’s been said: the eyes are the window to the soul. And here you are looking inwards. Nice introspective piece
Much♥️love
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Thanks!
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a beautiful palette.
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