Day 14 of the November 2009 PAD Chapbook Challenge

November 14th, 2009 at 4:16 pm (Poetry)

The theme for Day 14 of the November 2009 PAD Chapbook Challenge was to write about about lines. The poem could refer to anything having lines or having to do with lines. Here’s my poem for today.

Laugh Lines

His face was still the same
Kind of, sort of
Harder-edged than I remembered
Formerly smooth
Now with deep creases
At the sides of the mouth
Except when he laughed
Really laughed

Then the boy, no – young man, I knew
Shined through
Glinting brown eyes
Tiny laugh crinkles at the corners
Harsh lines transformed
Almost their former selves
For just a moment of
Unrestrained joy

M.B. – November 2009