Midas Rose
Poem #292 • What lies beyond rose gold eyes?
Curls of an aureate mermaid
frizzling in a host of amber gold
running fingers through her hair would encounter midas strands
As reflective as gem of bronzite
a halo passes through each fiber to brilliant auburn skin
the shell of her eyes and lips covered in dark coral lush
Can she hear in the walls of golden coil brush rustling in her ears?
Is beauty timeless beyond its years?
What is in the depths of the mind ocean beyond rose gold covered eyes
To conceal and know
it is one of the glories of kings
but to understand you must turn mystery’s page to know the heart of things
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What intrigued me most was the shift in the final stanza. The poem spends much of its time adorning the subject with gold, coral, and gemstone imagery, but then quietly questions whether any of that reveals who she truly is. The closing thought felt like a reminder that admiration and understanding are not the same thing, that mystery is only valuable if it inspires us to look deeper.
A graceful balance of vivid description and philosophical reflection. Well done Grant.