While I Gaze In Your Eyes

While I gaze in your eyes, cool cerulean blue,
Sifting night, straining stars through morning’s sweet dew,
I can fathom the depths of empyreal skies,
Angels fluttering by, riding wild butterflies

While I gaze in your eyes, changing, aqua-blue greening,
I’m sucked into chasms, cascading, careening,
And yield to enticements which meekly disarm,
Seeping virtuous beauty, sad sensuous charm

While I gaze in your eyes, bleeding fiery blue
Ever tempting with treasures, with pleasures for two,
Being caught at the core of a blazing sapphire
Possessing, enthralling, aflame with desire

While I gaze in your eyes, misty emeralds, deep green,
Veiling laughter and banter, and echoes between,
Then I dream, so it seems, in whatever the place,
Of your scent, of your breath, of your radiant face

While I gaze in your eyes, at times placidly blue,
Near’ as calm as the weirs in the woods all bedewed,
Forty winks relegate to a shimmering lake,
Gently floating on lilies, while waiting to wake

While I gaze in your eyes, caught engulfed in the greens
And consigning my fate unto verdant ravines,
My reactions, at length, become shyer and shyer
Reminiscent of ravens at risk in the briar

While I gaze in your eyes, restless, hesitant blues
Overwhelming sensations with turbulent hues,
I’m succumbing to waves of a storm battered sea,
Being cast like a plank, never meant to be free

While I gaze in your eyes, shadowed, Midnight Lake green
Glowing hazy with dreams, misty thoughts so serene,
Sudden silence befalls me, a fast sinking stone,
Looming lost in your eyes, I am never alone
 
While I gaze in your eyes, saddened, lachrymal blue,
Spilling trickles of rain, pearls obscuring your view,
I’ll attend to your anguish and feelings morose,
Lightly kissing your tears, touching, holding you close

While I gaze in your eyes, pulsing infinite green
Of the earth and of heaven and all in between,
It is simple to see that my hands can hold all
Of the treasures I find which so humbly enthral

While I gaze in your eyes, when they’re bountifully blue,
I’m reminded, love’s lightning is granted to few...

While I gaze in your eyes, when they’re blindingly green,
I’m reminded, love’s lightning cannot be foreseen...

Yet I hope... and I wait...
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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A   Avatar
October 20, 2013 at 12:09 AM
Terry... CONGRATULATIONS:) on having your poem featured on the soups HOME PAGE. Goodnight poet friend <3 =LINDA
Horsman Avatar
September 13, 2013 at 10:01 AM
another wonderful read Terry,,, truly sentimental....
Duncan Avatar
March 8, 2013 at 2:54 PM
You got some might fine words up there Terry ;} Echoes out of time ;}
Cavanaugh Avatar
September 28, 2012 at 7:46 PM
Another masterpiece. A truly inspiring poem. One day you will be ranked with the great poets of all time.
Scott Avatar
June 14, 2012 at 12:01 PM
nice poem very shakspeer like good expression of words davidscott
A   Avatar
May 21, 2012 at 4:25 PM
Terry, I'm liking the rhyming game Joyce cooked up herself! Congratulations with your awesome poem, take care :-) * PD
Taylor Avatar
May 19, 2012 at 8:57 AM
Congrats on your win, Terry. Awesome piece. Great job. Nice going. Kudos. Thanks for your comments. Ralph
Brown Avatar
May 19, 2012 at 6:39 AM
Congratulations on your win in Joyce's "Rhyming Game" contest Terry. Love, Carol
Williams Avatar
May 19, 2012 at 2:08 AM
Terry, congrats on your win..David
Kapoor Avatar
May 13, 2012 at 10:46 AM
Sweet poem with all the beauty of love seeking comfort in the eyes of the beloved. Thank you for your comments. Love and best wishes...Ravindra...Terry O'Leary
Chircop Avatar
May 11, 2012 at 11:22 PM
So so very beautiful Terry....Charma
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May 10, 2012 at 5:06 PM
Is this about that same woman?? Whatever it is about, It is a masterclass in the use of beautiful words. I am truly humbled and feel like a baby floating about in the soup.
Burch Avatar
May 8, 2012 at 1:58 AM
*tear* I am captivated and breathless *tear* this is a Fav! I have no words...deb
Burch Avatar
May 8, 2012 at 9:24 AM
I remember...the eyes are the gateway to the soul...you have deep perception and vision...;)
Devnath  Avatar
May 7, 2012 at 10:01 PM
Excellent gaze in lover's eyes with the expression of love but still waiting. Lovely done my friend, loved always bl
Grisetti Avatar
May 6, 2012 at 6:28 PM
Such beautiful, loving eyes are worthy of a great poem. Thank you for sharing these eyes with me. So full of feeling.
Ink-U-Script Avatar
May 6, 2012 at 9:10 AM
Great piece here!!
Williams Avatar
May 5, 2012 at 10:24 AM
PS. if you ever need any help with form or anything else just soup me, no problem, have a good weekend...David
Williams Avatar
May 5, 2012 at 10:19 AM
Terry, this is pretty cool, thanks for your comment, a Kimo is three lines with a 10, 7, 6 syllable count , have a go , good fun..David
Rossman Avatar
May 3, 2012 at 10:49 PM
this is exceptional work i strive for truly brilliant
Andresen Avatar
May 3, 2012 at 2:47 PM
Another good poem to share, lovely written Terry. - oxox love Anne-Lise
Allen Avatar
May 2, 2012 at 6:05 PM
Wow !!! Ok I guess you showed me. What a wonderful poem with a master's touch. May life only enhance the riches you already have. TLee I am sending a soup mail.
Carrillo Avatar
May 2, 2012 at 12:49 PM
This is just beautiful, from start to finish. Thanks for sharing. Lucilla
Vh Avatar
May 2, 2012 at 8:29 AM
Wow. Really nice job!
Reed Avatar
May 2, 2012 at 6:25 AM
This is an excellent poem.. Some of the best I have red in a long while... Your friend in Poetry... JackReed3
Poet Avatar
May 2, 2012 at 6:16 AM
Very romantic write.Enjoyed the read.
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