gallery

[Hope]

Portrait gallery
eyes stare
at visitors.

[Dew]

Exalt!!!

Sometimes I see a little idea, so well executed, that it screams for applause! Bravo! I think you know you created something timelessly special! Wonderful!

Dew

[Hope]

YOU've made my day Dew.many thanksHope

[jainrohit]

Especially if that potrait is of mona lisa who had eyes wide open .....

Got the meaning in this and second dew's comments.......Great !

[ladylynnmary]

Dearest Hope, you really nailed this. Very few words but so true. I really love this , people standing around
like it is a cocktail party pretending they are interested in the paintings. A very clever write my friend .

Much Love,
Lynn

[allmirth]

Yes, and you wonder what they think of them. Wonderful poem. Exalt indeed!

Thanks so much for sharing.
Mirthy

[candlewitch]

hello,

all recognition is very well deserved indeed!!!

always, Cat

[Forestdawn]

Excellently written! In some cases too, there are those portraits who's eyes seem to follow you no matter where you stand. great work here. I loved it!

[Hope]

Thank you so much everyone you are all so generous.

[Ladywildalice]

It takes a certain talent to be able to paint a Portrait whose eyes follow the reader across the page in so few words. You set the stage, displayed your central Star, and satisfied our curiosity to a satisfied ending, all in 6 words. Excellent. Thanks and congratulations on the Spotlight.

[Josie]

Your poem reminded me of 'Is it two faces or a vase?" Thank you for such a wonderful treat!

[Dew]

A perfect piece for the spotlight!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!!!!!

[wendellgee]

beatiful, rich, immediate and whimsical. the moment of perspective shift is very well rendered. thanks for sharing this with us.

[dwells]

Man is the "eye animal" Conrad Lorensz; and what if mirrors worked both ways as you intimate, cheers and well-done Hope, cheers to you!

[flux]

This deserves a spotlight. The simplest ideas are sometimes the best. And I think this form was the perfect way to express this idea, more words would have lessened your poem's impact.

[PoeTAndrEw]

It's so inconstant and impure yet so devastating...Unoriginal yet elegant and an amusing curiosity.Poetry defined

[everhopeful]

A really clever piece, potentially layered with multiple meanings and contexts, which is particularly credible with so few words. Maybe the portrait gallery isn't an art display, but a metaphor for the eyes who watch the visitors. I've been in a few places like that!
Congratulations on the spotlight!

[Mr D]

gratz on the spotlight...
i think this one of the best minimalistic poems ive read so far
awesomez,
D

[allmirth]

So happy to meet this again in the Spotlight. The more I read it, the more it works on my imagination. Congratulations!

Thanks so much for sharing.
Mirthy

[Rainman]

There are several layers of meaning in this apparently simple piece. Many social situations involve "painted faces" staring at the person walking in.
A well written poem, and a good choice for the spotlight.