AQUA

forgive the schmaltz. it's inevitable sometimes.

Mediterranean blue eyes
Aqua as the waters of Cypress
I remember them with beguiling clarity.

Still transfixed as on
That snowy night
Bathed in candlelight
I saw their changing hues
As my skin burned
Beneath your gaze.

The wine was sweet
As I read you Keats
Who reminded me of
The Melancholy to come.

The beginning of the end
Of which we were fated
Just a stop on your journey
I already knew...

I've long forgotten your face, love
But I'll never forget the hues of those
Mediterranean blues.

Author's Note

for the contest on eyes.

Reviews

[Lyn Anderson]

A lucid dream. A really sexy write. Glad I picked it out of the pile.

[Ruth]

Ohhh, swooped me off my feet, delicate and warm at the same time...just beautiful! x

[Author Unknown]

Could not resist not to look .

[katnisscat]

That's really pretty! I ope you win!