by Charles Leggett
Under (across from)
a leathery eye
in shades of deep slate
and cool black so thick
the light upon it
posits that the paint
was frozen solid
while streaming down
the limpid canvas;
an implacable
if impassive eye;
broken, wintry eye.
Charles Leggett is a professional actor based in Seattle, WA. His poetry has been published in the US, the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Nigeria. Recent publications include Volney Road Review, Ocotillo Review, Heirlock Magazine, Automatic Pilot, Eunoia Review, and Galway Review; work is forthcoming in Poetica Publishing’s next Mizmor Anthology.
