Sunday, May 10, 2009

My mother's eyes

Steel blue and gentle
clearly aquamarine
I have never seen
anybody else with that hue
unique and proud
she hid herself
behind a veil
she a lady
would take one look
at you -
you would know
whether you were in her favor
or out of it
sometimes she was sad
sometimes she was angry
but most of the time
she was composed
and self-contained
Steel blue and gentle.

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