Gaze

smokey, star breath of

whirling words and skies, I 

deeply inhale

my meager, eager eyes search

horizons line; stretched bindings and

sleep

books! ..books yellow .... brittle pages so

racked  -    back   -    instead of open in

me

snarls! black she wolf bares

fangs and drools cruelly in

sight

golden eyes. no star's light, yet

flashing heavily 

pierces.

Author's Note

Reviews

[AprilRN1210]

Seems calm and contemplative and quickly escalates. Things that are beautiful and seductive can bite, and things that incite fear don't always end badly. This one seemed to have a beautiful contrast of imagery and emotion to me, nicely done my friend. I have missed you.

[Einstein Noodle]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! dear April!!! my heart leaps for joy to see you here .. and visiting my pages too!!! send me a message to tell me how you are ... thank you for reading this one ... yes...you are spot on ..all that glitters is not gold eh!? .. oh i am so happy to see you! many here have missed you too! love and peace
E.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

it's like being bitten by the muse, but paralyzed....unable to write anything down---

maybe fear that it won't be good enough...and maybe fear that it won't capture her essence well enough...

this reminds me a bit of the movie Wolf---i am reminded of michelle pffiefer's character...

[Einstein Noodle]

she sure can bite ..no doubt! thanks for getting involved with this one jacob .. i love that movie .. one of my favorite Jack Nicholson's ..
E.

[Jimmy Yetts]

Compelling imagery.
There is beauty, here--and mystery.
A gratifying read!

[Einstein Noodle]

glad it had something for you sir! i appreciate your reading and review very much
E.

[Lyn Anderson]

So much in this piece to like. Startling images -- the brittle bitter of age and the past -- the bite of not facing our demons ...

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you Ms. Goode ... i sure appreciate your insightful reading of this .. those demons don't go away do they!? until we face them ;) love your stuff my friend! thank you again!
E.

[Lydia Shutter]

I could see those golden eyes flashing. What an intriguing scenario. Some people refuse to see the past and make the same mistakes over and over again. Your words are powerful in this one....intense. I enjoyed it. Lydi**

[Einstein Noodle]

yes ... the past can hold a lot of advice if we just listen .. thanks so much for reviewing my friend .. i love your take on it .. peace and joy
E.

[Tony Jordan]

The yellow of the books really intrigued me - the colour of cowards in all the old (and best) cowboy movies - "What's wrong - are ya yeller ??!" before an ensuing gunfight to the death -but what a way to go this time - such allure - the eyes certainly have it E!
Love this!

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahaha yeh! draw ya ol' buzzard! love it .. my dad was an avid Louis L'Amour fan as well as Zane Grey .. we spent many hours relaxing in his living room reading together ..one of my fondest memories of us .. God bless his soul ..how interesting your thoughts went that way for an instant .. and yeh ..she'll drink you in eh!? ... thank you for reading, Tony, and your review ..I'm blessed
E.

[Tony Jordan]

E you recalled some names from my childhood. My dad was a night-shifter and unable to get to the local library so he had me go for him - (he would write a tiny x in the back cover so I would know which ones he had read lol - (I bet that was illegal).
Thank you...

[Einstein Noodle]

:) ... ahh we love our Dahs don't we ;)

[Ken Simm.]

Dark and remarkably satisfying write. The golden eyes through the dark was an excellent touch coming out of old books. I am impressed with this one.

[Einstein Noodle]

thanks Ken ... your review is very encouraging to me ..and humbles me ... its pretty abstract but wanted images to be front and center .. thank you for taking time sir ..means a lot to me
E.

[Hyacinth]

This was beautiful. It felt like i could feel her gaze on me while reading and that gave it a haunting,eerie touch. this was wonderful.

[Einstein Noodle]

so happy you were drawn in like that .. thank you very much for saying so and taking time to read .. I am not sure we have met before .. i must stop by your place right away. again..thank you Hyacinth, for reading and reviewing .. and again..so glad you like it
E.

[Kelly Scheppers]

You gave me a chill, with the contrast of those eyes!

[Einstein Noodle]

a goosebumps chill i hope ;)) love your visits Kelly! thank you for that and for your wonderful comments .. i couldn't ask for more. hugs and peace
E.

[Valentine]

When words just seem to float off into the horizon, all we have to do is inhale deeply and with those inside words...write something new. I am going to try it and see what happens! Valentine

[Einstein Noodle]

yes!!! absolutely ..just breath it all in and write!! please give me a heads up when you have posted .. thank you for reviewing Kathy...and for pushing me to get of the ol' duff and express myself ;)) love and joy!
E.