
Her Dark Eyes
Her eyes are pure stars,
her memories too whole,
… of watching ducklings
struggle after their mother,
… of watching oak seeds
helicopter aimlessly through air,
… of rain flooding
a bird’s nest,
and they think her mad
when she says this world
will break your heart.
for dVerse Poets, Quadrille #147 “Eye”. Image Portrait Of A Woman With Dark Eyes by Boris Dmitrievich Grigoriev. Public Domain. ©Misky 2022
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