A Staring Contest

by CH

January 9, 2018

Into the painted eyes

Gazing soulless and breathless

Well-deep but star-bright

Flickering firelight; Fluttering firefly

Stumbling wanderlust, drunk in music

Lost in maze, drowning in haze

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Comments (2)

ray21Sep 10, 2018

<p>I love the imagery and the metaphors.  I absoutely love the description of the eyes as "well-deep."</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="left: -1000px; top: 50.39px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute;"> </div>

MVP-Most Valuable PoetJan 9, 2018

Creative and powerful Great word play