Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Poet Free verse

My Mother's Eyes

i have my mother's eyes
                                     they're on my darker side

                                          when a lover says
                                   you're just like your mother


                                        i can hear them roll




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Anisha Dutta February 19, 2019 at 10:12 PM WOW! Hugs. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart February 20, 2019 at 7:54 AM Giggles & Hugs! <3

Arthur Vaso February 18, 2019 at 5:41 PM So funny!!!! Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart February 18, 2019 at 10:04 PM Hugs & Giggles ;) xomo!

Sunlite Wanter February 18, 2019 at 9:43 AM Enjoyed this so much, Maureen! I have my mother's eye coloring, but not her expression! LOL Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart February 18, 2019 at 9:49 AM Thank you! I don't have her eye coloring, my mother's eyes' a song that's always made me think of her. Despite what my luv(s) may think(thunk), my tongue will never be as sharp as hers ;) xomo!

Silent One February 17, 2019 at 4:03 PM Hahaha... Brilliant! You do make me smile.. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart February 17, 2019 at 6:04 PM Tee hee ;) Thank you! xomo

W.A. Cholt February 17, 2019 at 1:15 PM Nice short poem. A powerful picture. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart February 17, 2019 at 3:32 PM Thank you :) xomo

Kai Michael Neumann February 17, 2019 at 11:18 AM Nice one. I have my late mother's hair ... and her wicked rebellion. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart February 17, 2019 at 11:47 AM My mother has passed too. I don't actually have her eyes, a bit of her mouth tho ;) mo hugs

Arturo Michael February 17, 2019 at 6:01 AM Emergency...Fire in the house...All the best Maureen Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart February 17, 2019 at 6:48 AM All's well, just some water damage ;) xomo

Caren Krutsinger February 17, 2019 at 12:13 AM "I can hear them roll" was so much smarter than anything else you could have said. Smirking now. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart February 17, 2019 at 6:46 AM Hee hee, thank you, sorta started there, when I thought of changing it muse said absolutely no ;)

Lawrence Sharp February 16, 2019 at 11:09 PM As always, minimum wordage, maximum effect. Nice one, Mo. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart February 16, 2019 at 11:13 PM Aw, thank you so much Lawrence! xomo

Gershon Wolf February 16, 2019 at 11:06 PM I rate this poem 'U.' For u-rise, of course. Wink, wink... (Don't worry now. I'm headed back to my man-cave to brood further...) ~ gw Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart February 16, 2019 at 11:10 PM Lol! I'm off to curl up to my stinky furnace ;) nighty night! xomo

Michelle Faulkner February 16, 2019 at 10:13 PM So droll, Maureen, I'm sure your mother's proud! Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart February 16, 2019 at 10:23 PM Thank you Michelle, she might be ;) xomo! <3