Inspired by the cover of Haruki Murakami’s 1Q84. The giant letters call attention to the eyes staring out from behind them If they have something to say they’re not letting on preferring to stay fixed, immobile emotionless (2 September 2016)
Tag: eyes
Character (a poem)
Not a very productive day… Whirlpool eyes chestnut hair the thousand-watt smile smoky voice and a way with words From a face in the crowd to a face in my mind straight from the page outside of time Long nights endless mornings a single point of convergence A fantasy nothing else to me in my [...]
The look in her eyes (a poem)
This one is strange to me, because I do not remember writing it. A sleeper on a different schedule the same old face in my mirror The look in her eyes far, far away A step or two in the opposite direction my eyes closed for too long Red, red lights a crack in the [...]
Loss of vision (A poem)
I am a bit overdue to get my eyes checked… The frames have no glass they sit empty in the case not yet able to see Clarity is a future event coordinates unknown The eyes look through outdated lenses sometimes the outlines blur and objects lose their shape Every vision becomes an abstract open to [...]
Wishing (a poem)
The January 25th prompt in The Daily Poet, by Kelli Russell Agodon and Martha Silano, is to use an abstract word as the title of a poem, then write that poem using concrete images. This is what I came up with… The hint of a smile on her face invites me to ask for more Her [...]
A couple with their heads full of clouds (a poem)
The January 23rd prompt in The Daily Poet, by Kelli Russell Agodon and Martha Silano, is to write a poem that either uses the title of a Salvador Dalí work as the title, or includes four items from a list of titles of his work. I ended up doing both. She looked down at the table her [...]
A bunch of questions and answers for no particular reason
I recently found some lists of questions posted by people on Tumblr. I guess the idea is that the people who see the posts then choose one or more questions to ask of the person who posted them. I didn’t feel like doing that, so I just did a quick copy-and-paste into a Word document… How [...]
You (a poem)
Another HoneLife poetry exercise, this one on the theme of thankfulness… Each time I see you I feel a warmth like nothing else the sparkle in your eyes matches the smile on your face You have a way of expressing the things I feel but cannot say the sadness in your eyes reflects the tenderness [...]
National Poetry Writing Month: Day #15 (April 15, 2013)
Decided to ignore the writing prompt; too much trouble. I started three or four different drafts that either went nowhere, or I couldn't take any further. Here's the one I liked best (hated least): Teddy bears lined up on a shelf cuteness quotient through the roof But no one sees behind their eyes (16 April [...]
