"She Has Bette Davis Eyes"

...wrote this for a challenge at another poetry site...

“SHE HAS BETTE DAVIS EYES”

Did I say her eyes can see

into the thunder’s noise?

Separating decibels into tones,

or open the way music entwines

on a sheet with clefs leaking

into the distance between flats,

sharps and eighth note claps?

Did I say she can see the play

within the scales of time

crisscrossing each wintry day,

kissing each second with a glance

as her eyes can see purple

and its jazzy rage

of whole note scented sage?

Sitting, between sets in a blue haze

she walks past,

looking at me with eyes

that could see my thoughts before they came to me,

and they smiled glitteringly at the way

I followed her red legged sway.

She sat in saxy hues

drifting on the art of noise.

Did I tell you?

Her eyes.           They are blue

And I am lost

following the jazzy scent of sage

into 

down into an endless blue

lost   in 

Bette Davis eyes.

~~redzone 1.4.05~~         

(edited 4.22.14)

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

"Her eyes. They are blue
And I am lost
following the jazzy scent of sage
into
down into an endless blue
lost in
Bette Davis eyes."

You expose the non-exposable, you describe the non-describable and you serenade the non-serenaded...Excellent...:).................

[redzone]

In the words of the poetical Sami, WOW!!! Your reviews on my poems are so much better than what I leave on your poems. It's really an honor to read your reviews Sami, thank you.

[Sami Khalil]

My pleasure. Any time...:)....................

[Pryde Foltz]

I wonder as I read are you speaking of a real woman who music itself. A bit of a muse write?

[redzone]

Well Betty Davis was real, an actress famous in 30s, 40s, and 50s, though may have made a few films later. This poem came as a result of a challenge at another poetry site that has made itself insignificant. Didn't win the challenge, but only one to use this song in it.
Thanks Pryde for stopping by always fun to read your reviews.

[redflutterby]

You describe her with such sensual admiration...words that float like smoke through the mind. Loved this one Curt...and I do like song!! Lol... ;)

[redzone]

At the poetry site I left, one friend their posted a challenge to write a poem about Betty Davis eyes. So i wrote this poem. Ironically, I was the only one who entered the challenge to use this song... and I thought, duh how could you not... anyway, so glad you found this poem and song to your liking.