She

August 11, 2018

 

She sits,

unknowing,

now moving the bold lock

which tries to cover her ear,

now touching the earring

which like a silver drop

hangs

as if about to

fall,

now shaking her head

which ripples

the golden cascade

of her hair.

 

She sits,

her attention intent

on all that is not me,

while my eyes,

intent,

attend none but

she.

 

Image: Goddess figure carved from wood by an unknown Ukrainian carver.

One Response to “She”

1. Liz August 13, 2018

   Am scrabbling through a collection of Vermeer reproductions.

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