the golden fish: stone eye

Friday, December 30, 2011

i went to the sea

in search of my father

and came

to this place

where a single stone eye

stared skyward

through all the small details

of coloured pebbles

and meltwater

Elisabeth said...: Haunting, Steven, with the strange qualities of a sort of cyclops.; December 30, 2011 at 5:13 AM
Cuby said...: Love it - such an imaginative idea.; December 30, 2011 at 9:21 AM
steven said...: i love eyes elisabeth. they hold me more than any other part of a person's body. steven; December 30, 2011 at 9:51 AM
steven said...: thankyou cuby poet. i'll pass on your comment to the golden fish writing team at our morning meeting!!! steven; December 30, 2011 at 9:52 AM
Reya Mellicker said...: The ancestors are very close right now. Indeed; December 30, 2011 at 10:15 AM
steven said...: thanks for the heads up reya!!!! steven; December 30, 2011 at 1:32 PM
Valerianna said...: I like Elizabeth's word, haunting.; December 30, 2011 at 4:43 PM
R. Burnett Baker said...: Well, interesting. :) You know, before I embiggened the photo it looked like a rusting, melting cell phone that had been lost to the elements.... Go figure!; December 30, 2011 at 7:12 PM
Hyde Park Poetry Palace said...: love your header, amazing blog.; December 30, 2011 at 10:47 PM