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
The evening news had me sobbing last night. That old woman, crying, all her weight resting on a walking stick, and people just filing by her. Finally, the idiot reporter who asked questions like “what was it like last night” and “are you frightened”, helped her along for a short awhile. I start welling-up again just thinking about it. I don’t know whether to be angry or sad, but I don’t think I can be both at the same time.
I know exactly what you mean. It’s such a terrible situation and leaves ordinary people like us feeling so helpless. 😢
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She is so right, the world will do just that, and not once, sadly.
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Brutal images and I can see them all in her eyes.
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People will break your heart, the natural world still offers joy. So sad, what is going on, it makes me weep too.
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An amazing Quadrille … amazing.
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How very expressive you captured her eyes with: Her eyes are pure stars.
Those simple acts can break my heart too.
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What a splendid idea.
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Thanks, Pat. And yes, it sure is.
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This touched something tender in me. I’ve felt that kind of seeing, the quiet witnessing of small, beautiful heartbreaks that others brush off. She’s not mad. She just sees too clearly. My girlfriends definitely think I’m mad because I see it before it turns the corner, and I call it out. 💔
They call me crazy 🤪
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