The Look

The Look



Vaporous breath, pale glowing skin,
eyes that hide promises within,
all captured in a moment's glance.
Her feral beauty calls to me
in tones of icy ecstasy.
Her image holds me in a trance

There's no romance. This silent call,
this primal touching, does enthrall
in places where the soul lies bare,
beyond the control of one's self.
All thought is placed upon a shelf;
ignored are warnings to beware.

I'm unaware. My reaction
to attraction is mute: I stare.


Notes
An entry for day two of "Rhythm & Rhyme Poetry Challenge"  [E]
Prompt: Image
Form: Jeffrey's Sonnet was created by Scott J. Alcorn. It is isosyllabic (only 8 syllable per line), 2 sestets with a cross rhymed couplet (the cross rhyme is in the 2nd to 4th syllable in each of the two lines of the couplet). Also there is a cross rhyme in the first line of the 2nd sestet (between the 2nd to 4th syllable), tying the 1st sestet to the 2nd. So the rhyme scheme would be: aabccb, (b)ddeffe, (e)g (g)e. The letters in () are the cross rhymes.

Thank you for reading my words. Please, take a moment and leave a comment – your reaction, criticisms, thoughts, yes – even praise – all are equally welcome.

Ken