Gentle Eyes

My faithful friend Liba.

 

Gentle Eyes

O gentle eyes deepest brown

In auburn hue, soft your hair,

Welcome sighs, never a frown

Show loving too, always care.

Upon your face a happy grin

Turn my heart, bend the soul,

By your grace all welcome in

From the start all anger stole.

Without pride, yes you’re true

At home’s door each day-end,

And at my side when I’m blue

It is for sure, I’ll have a friend.

Oh gentle eyes, smiling bright

In each prayer a place for you,

No surprise, you are just right

We are a pair like so very few.

 

Orthan Parmuk quote:

'Dogs do speak but,

only to those who

know how to listen'.

 

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

I really enjoyed this piece Roth, which clearly shows your devotion to Liba. A beauty. Love the pic you have posted. I have Solo, she loves me unconditionally, quite an old lady she is now. I inherited her from my grandson about five years ago. Your stanzas, have the feel good factor, so welcome during the challenging times we find ourselves in. May you have many happy days together with Liba.

Chris

[Roth Jordain]

Hi Chris,
It appears our devotions to Solo and Liba and the love of them sing in a harmony from our souls, such a special gift from your grandson, too -- he must love and trust you very much.
Thank you for loving Liba's picture -- I am certain I will love Solo's equally if I ever see her.
I wish humans could love as unconditionally as our beautiful little friends do, how wonderful life would be I think. I hope I won't offend you Chis that in your words I feel your heart is pure and sweet.

Thank you sincerely for your lovely compliment and good wish for Liba and me -- and mine for you and Solo,
Roth

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you for your good wishes Roth, for Solo and myself. Kind thoughts from you.

[lightsong]

The unconditional love of pets can be a real cure. They love You without conditions and expectations. Your heartfelt poem says it all. Wonderful words and sincere feelings, the photo is sweetly perfect! Welcome to the Cafe my friend. I hope You will enjoy your time here and find a source of new inspirations and creativity.

All The Best~

[lightsong]

Oh, and I would rather go to where dogs are, than to spend time with "certain" people lol

[Roth Jordain]

Hi lightsong,
Thank you for your friendly welcome -- it means so much.
Truly I must agree with you about 'certain people'. :)
I think you are also right that a pet's unconditional love can make life more beautiful for us than it might otherwise be, and a caring human friend can make their short lives so much more beautiful and meaningful too.
Your compliments are such sweet payment and like you I could not resist the sweet picture.

Thank you sincerely lightsong for your lovely visit,
Roth

[Temperance]

Welcome to the Cafe, Roth. Who doesn't love a dog? My family has many dogs of different breeds and there is no better support group than them! Unconditional love they give. I'm relatively new here myself and I hope you find the encouragement and support that I have received. Lots of different styles, themes and talent. Welcome! Temp

[Roth Jordain]

Hi Temp,
Thank you sincerely for your friendly welcome, as you hope everyone has been very receptive and congenial just like you.
I think you are quite correct that most everyone loves dogs and a dog poem. Your family seems like loving caring souls to befriend so many dogs in so many varieties. I agree, unconditional love defines a dog's heart perfectly.

I look forward to learning from and sharing with all the talented writers, Temp, thank you again,
Roth

[Temperance]

You are very welcome!

[Einstein Noodle]

I saw that you are new to the Cafe' so am stopping by to welcome you and to read your stuff :)
Title pic and poem all work well for me .. what better breed to get such a shot of "Gentle Eyes" ... such incredible traits in them .. i am a dog person as you can see from my pic .. that's Beauregard, the English Mastiff. Nice work using punctuation .. i am typically a free verse person; mostly because punctuation became a frustration for me :} i read this twice .. the second time out loud and paying close attention to the punctuation and the rhythm can through loud and clear. Nice job! Creative rhymes says i .. might use something less common that "blue" in V3 L3; but that was just my initial reaction ... really glad I stopped by .. I hope you find a niche .. right here at the Cafe'
E.

[Roth Jordain]

Hi Einstein,
I appreciate your friendly welcome and am grateful to you for selecting this affectionate poem about a furry friend.
Yes, I can see Beauregard is a very large dog, and quite beautiful I can imagine. An English dog with a French name, charming.
Thank you for the compliment on punctuation and rhymes, as English is not my first language I try to keep it sparse and simple.
I am always up for help, what might you have in mind to replace 'blue' that means the same thing and will rhyme with 'true'?
With reviews like yours it sure I will find my 'niche' here among all the friendly WriterCafe members.

Thank you Einstein, for the inspiring compliments and for reading this one twice too,
Roth

[Einstein Noodle]

hmmmmmm true blue, like i said absolutely works for me in your poem .. it is a bit of clichéd, not necessarily a negative thing .. maybe "without pride you are unerring" .... " At my side always caring" .. it's a tough one .. I am woking it for 15 minutes and that's all i can come up with... but rhyming is not my thing and when I attempt it I have to work a lot of rewrites to get it were I want it ... it is hardly worth mentioning .. it just caught my eye ... i'm going to keep thinking about this one .. maybe i can come up with something more helpful :)