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Know How
by Elizabeth HoadleyIn her eyes, lay
the wishing well
it's stone walls
hold within
the dreams
of the ever small.
to touch,
to smell,
to gamble all that
is well beyond
the stone crested wall
only
a single drop of
courage will fill
its depths,
its darkness
with that droplet
the wishes will
overrun the
sharp, stone edges;
smoothing every doubt
and fear from the water
so clear
one droplet, one chance,
one life to live,
one risk of
falling into
an abyss of Know How.
Know How much life has to give
in every wish
that lay
in her eyes.
02/26/2010 Author's Note: To Cecilia. My love, my life, my eternal divine.
Posted on 02/26/2010
Copyright © 2024 Elizabeth Hoadley
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by V. Blake on 02/27/10 at 05:19 AM My only question regards the use of "lies" in that second to last line. It strikes me as a kind of equivocation, where I don't know if you're saying the wishes are liars, or they rest in her eyes. I guessed it was probably the latter, but I thought it was worth noting. A lovely write otherwise. :) |
| Posted by Marcus Lane on 02/27/10 at 08:03 AM The wishing well/eyes metaphor is an effective one, I think, and it's a poem which is memorable. Punctuation in poetry is an issue for me - either one uses it or else one doesn't. Whichever way one goes, consistency is needed. Perhaps it's just me, but there are places early on in the poem where full stops might help to clarify meaning. This doesn't detract from the overall effectiveness. Really enjoyable! |
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