Sunday, May 1, 2011

In the Iris

Submitted for One Stop Poetry - One Shoot Photography Sunday (Picture Prompt)! 01 May 2011
Photo by Rosa Frei

I was torn on this photo, as I wanted to write an in-depth complicated poem, which dove into the eyes of this man and into his very soul. Easily, ten-thousand lines of life lay beneath, but in the end, simplicity was the journey shown. 

In the corner of my eye
a flash
unable to turn away
you’ve captured
in my iris
not just me
but the memories…
of my past.

9 comments:

  1. wow david - this is fantastic - there's so much captured in these eyes...

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  2. David, your poem in few words invites the reader to take a more focused look at the image. Excellent

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  3. brilliant - you caught that look in his eye with perfect words and implied that though the iris is captured, the man never could be.

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  4. nice..i like the flash being his history...you drew me in for sure...nice david...

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  5. Excellent. Thought-provoking work.

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  6. A pair of photographic eyes. In his face the past, present and the hint of a future. Thanks for sharing!

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  7. magnificent - both! and your words take us there, to his memories! beautifully done!

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