Mosaic Spring 2016 | Page 10

Sea Glass Eyes by Eleanor Billington by Laura Rethmann cool glass photo by laura My love whose breath is a summer breeze Whose breath creates storms within me Whose breath carries winds of words My love whose hands are cracked like canyons Whose hands are like cedar trees My love whose fingers are like branches Whose fingers get caught in my hair My love whose chin is a cliff’s edge Whose lips are a cliff’s edge Whose tongue is a peach in mid July My love whose voice is a cardinal’s call Whose arms are like cardinal’s wings Whose arms stretch out like sails My love whose forehead is a shaded tree in August Whose hairline is a skyline Whose hair is prairie grass My love whose eyebrows rise like tides Whose cheekbones cut like sea glass My love whose eyes are floodplains Whose body is the sea