WONDER

Light falls and a smile calls

On a sepia revelation

An answer 

to sensory deprivation

Revealed, unwrapped

Bejewelled, Bedecked

Dividing indecision

with surgical precision

Lies staring, a weakness

Stirring, Penetrating 

A blessing, rendering immobile,

questions arrested by a smile

Wonder why the auburn sky

kissed by dark clouds from faraway

Stops your thoughts, turns dashes into dots

and holds you fixed with a smile

Wonder what the picture thought

about the colours it brought today

that fanned the glow of desire below

held captive in profile

Wonder how an arched brow

paused, stopped, and caused to stay

 turning a blush into a heady rush

hiding in the mirage of a smile

Wonder, when reflected light bends,

if the earth is held in its sway

And ardent eyes that spring surprise

can speed life into exile

Wonder where the sparkles dare

skip to an undiscovered ballet

lying frozen on a wire awaiting a fire

 making the stay worthwhile

Wonder who was lucky to

be privy to the display

The captive wonder that stole thunder

and lay hidden in a smile