Messenger of Gods beauty
inexplicable pupil lending
colour array for lovers
propelling heavenward
human hopes and fears
mystic intangibility myths
for many searching truth
Opening inspiration
antiquity of Goddess Iris
manifesting body and soul
is the rainbow heavenly
archer's bow reflecting
a focus reaching
deliverance after a storm
(c) Iris for an Eye
06May2013
Vivian L Dawson
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Reviewed by Rory Dall (Reader)
Reviewed on May 9, 2013
Good to see Iris getting a mention; she is rather overlooked in mythology, we all immediately think of Mercury and Hermes when messengers are discussed. The image of hopes and fears being delivered to the gods is quite original and your piece comes across vividly.
Reviewed by D. Vegas (Reader)
Reviewed on May 8, 2013
You, Vivian are rolling up that hill with your poetry bursting all over...from the Gods of ancient times to the God of today. Enjoying your poetry more and more! Thank You...
Oh, yes, Indeed, Vivian.
The spiritual guidance...Goddess Iris,
personification of Rainbow... Fleur-de-lis
pendant...a flower Iris still planted on women's
graves in Europe to guide the soul to eternal
place...symbol of love and support, intellect
and spirit expressed in human's eyes.
Immensely enjoyed your poem. Isabella.
Good word portrait of Iris the goddess of the rainbow. I like the archery doing its thing after the storm clouds have passed by. Wed to Zephyrus and gave the world Eros, and with him came . . . Love.
The captivating music of birds and the enchanting beauty of roses have, each in their own right, inspired people around the world for as long as anyone can remember. How the two combine with the challenges faced by a struggling writer in Georgia to c
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The spiritual guidance...Goddess Iris,
personification of Rainbow... Fleur-de-lis
pendant...a flower Iris still planted on women's
graves in Europe to guide the soul to eternal
place...symbol of love and support, intellect
and spirit expressed in human's eyes.
Immensely enjoyed your poem. Isabella.
Beautiful and magnificant this poem of "Love" in the
rainbow heavenly colour of purple. "Spellbound the messenger"
Lady Mary Ann
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I LIKE THE WAY IN WHICH IT ENDS.
IT CAUGHT MY EYE
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