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Shadow Of Your Eyes


Shadow Of Your Eyes

the frigidity of
your intense gaze
freezes me to the spot
cold seeping into my soul

all I want is to
be swathed in the
blanket of your
deep dark eyes

to see your eyes
soften to pools of
protective adoration
is my dearest wish

But you show me your back
I struggle upon the rocks
unable to pull myself up
to the safety of your beach

I am shackled and chained to
the darkness of perpetual night
without the affection
I've known in your eyes

I am floundering
in the pounding surf
won't you please relent and
pull me to the lea of your wrath
— Candlewitch, Jun 06, 2010

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Region, Country: Northwestern Wisconsin USA, USA

Favorite Poets: Edgar Allan Poe, William Blake, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Carlos Castaneda, Jim Morrison, the whole of Neopoet and many more., Candlewitch

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judyanne

judyanne

16 years ago

can feel the plea - awesome

'won’t you please relent and pull me to the lea of your wrath' such a clever line cat love judy xxx http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/TwentyMyPrettyPonies.html
R

raj

16 years ago

Awesome indeed...

the finest usage of words to bring alive the imagery and sentiments as can be expected from a poet like you...it is a learning and enriching experience for an amateur like me ... a pleasure read for sure... warmly...raj (sublime_ocean)..
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

16 years ago

Dear raj

Thank you for reading and especially for the lovely compliment. It is very nice to meet you. Always, Cat
jetz

jetz

16 years ago

Cat, I echo Raj. This is

Cat, I echo Raj. This is awesome. I had planned to tell you my favorite lines, but, I can't choose. The 2nd and 3rd stanzas really rock. If there's a way you could improve it, I sure as hell can't see it. A nomination for sure and I I don't often nominate anyone. Sue
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

16 years ago

Dear Sue

Thank you for the in depth review. I greatly appreciate it, and the nomination. Always, Cat
hobo

hobo

16 years ago

Wow

Wow I really, really like this. I can't decide which lines I like best, I love them all, great write my friend
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

16 years ago

Hi Randy

Thanks for stopping by and reading. It is nice to see you. Always, Cat
Seren

Seren

16 years ago

Dearest Cat

Wow is right enough ... damn woman your poetry of late has been splendid you should be proud I know I am ;) btw I am going to Newcastle tomorrow for the birth of Lyz's grandbaby, Bj wants us down there so we going with his dad Snakes even coming down and he hates hospitals lol I was talking to Lyz on the phone tonight poor thing shes nervous as hell and wont sit down ... but I will give her a hug and I will give bubby a kiss from you I know you would like that ... I am near to crying lol god I am such a suck lol love and big hugs JayCee ("Quote:-For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.-Ivan Panin")
SH

shirley harrison

16 years ago

Dearest Cat !

what a wonderful poem brilliantly written and i agree with everyones comments superb piece i can feel your desire! i really missed you! shirley harrison
Hooded Stranger

Hooded Stranger

16 years ago

Cat

Cat, well this one is better than Eddy's...and I don't say that very often. I loved the image of the whole piece, but the vision of this stanza was breath-taking: But you show me your back I struggle upon the rocks unable to pull myself up to the safety of your beach The safety of YOUR beach...sublime! I was captured on the shipwrecked deck of the 'pools of protective adoration and the pounding surf. I am shackled and chained to the darkness of perpetual night...this is straight out of Styx's back-pocket...wonderful. I quite liked the poem, needs work and is a little tedious....AND I AM ONLY MESSIN' WITH YOU!! Quite possibly your best to date. Thanks for posting. HS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "With all that I am and all that I could be, I walk this earth and yet nobody sees me".
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

16 years ago

Dear HS

Hello my friend. It isn't often that I can write as well as eddy styx, and hardly ever better than him. Thank you so much for telling me, and for letting me know what you liked best. (and for making my heart skip a beat with your silliness, LOL!) Always your friend, Cat
xena465

xena465

16 years ago

Beautiful Cat

I've seen this look so many times in the past. The way someone looks at you at times, pretending to care, but they can't hide what's beyond that gaze, the soul..... Shadow Of Your Eyes the frigidity of your intense gaze freezes me to the spot cold seeping into my soul Xena
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

16 years ago

Dear Rosina

It is said that the eyes are the windows to the soul... usually they don't lie. Thank you for reading. *Hugs, Cat
W

wolf

16 years ago

Excellent

Your use of language is excellent, "I am shackled and chained to the darkness of perpetual night", absolutely excellent. P.S. I love your picture, my mother has a Siamese cat (Demetruis,for short Dem) she loves cats, as do I.
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

15 years 12 months ago

Dear Wolf

Thank you for reading my poem of love gone cold. I have four cats to love and pamper. 2 Birman, 1 calico and a Himalayan. Thank you for telling me about Your mother's lovely Cat. Always, Cat