Look At Me by 1000timesingoldenink
Summary: But give them me, the mouth, the eyes, the brow!
Let them once more absorb me! One look now
Will lap me round for ever, not to pass
Out of its lights, though darkness lie beyond:
Hold me but safe again within the bond
Of one immortal look! All woe that was,
Forgotten, and all terror that may be,
Defied, -no past is mine, no future: look at me!

--Robert Browning



His guide in life, his guardian in death: the silver doe.
Categories: Poetry Characters: None
Warnings: Character Death
Challenges:
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 112 Read: 928 Published: 06/12/13 Updated: 06/15/13

1. the green eyes found the black by 1000timesingoldenink

the green eyes found the black by 1000timesingoldenink
It fades away, the weary, scar-marked brow,
But constant are the eyes that hold his gaze.
Their depths reflect his faithful striving - how?
Have they not seen the sins for which he pays?

He stands before the girl, beneath their tree.
She lifts his chin and offers his release.
The scent of lilies breathes his spirit free,
Caressing him and gladly granting peace.

No battle-ravaged penance need remain
When all is done and day at last is seen.
How sweet the Garden, vanquisher of pain!
His soul is carried on by eyes of green.

The dream of paradise has come to pass:
A boy and girl run barefoot in the grass.
End Notes:
This was written for the Tamerlane Challenge in PA.

Edit: This is among my submissions to the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards this year. Thanks to reviewers and members of PA for your constructive criticism, and wish me luck!
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