April is National Poetry Month. I’m going to attempt to write one poem every day this month. Today’s poem: 20/30 for April 20th. (This is one I plan to re-visit to play around with the fonts, spacing, and structure.)
(Camilla’s eyes – 2024)
Aperture of Ardor
Anterior chamber
The front section of the eye’s interior
aqueous humor flows in and out,
providing nourishment to the eye.
It has been said
The eyes are the window to the soul
My eyes are for crying
My eyes are for laughing
My eyes are for smiling
Aqueous humor
The clear watery fluid
in the front of the eyeball.
It has been said
You are the apple of my eye
My eyes are for listening
My eyes are for reading
My eyes are for looking in the mirror
Caruncle.
A small, red portion of the corner of the eye
contains modified sebaceous and sweat glands.
It has been said
Have an eye for
My eyes are for listening
My eyes are for reading
My eyes are for looking in the mirror
Cornea.
Clear, dome-shaped surface
covers the front of the eye.
It has been said
A sight for sore eyes
My eyes are for brushing my teeth
My eyes are for walking
My eyes are for driving
Iris.
The colored part of the eye.
Partly responsible for regulating the amount of light
permitted to enter the eye.
It has been said
An eye for an eye
My eyes are for making eye contact
My eyes are for flirting
My eyes are for telling someone I care about them
Crystalline Lens.
Transparent structure inside the eye
focuses light rays onto the retina.
It has been said
Turn a blind eye
My eyes are for watching movies
My eyes are for working out
My eyes are for absorbing beauty
Pupil.
Opening in the middle of the iris
through which light passes to the back of the eye.
It has been said
I spy with my eye
My eyes are for observing
My eyes are for choosing music
My eyes are for concentrating
Retina.
Light-sensitive nerve layer
lines the inside of the back of the eye.
senses light
creates impulses that are sent through the optic nerve
to the brain.
It has been said
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
My eyes are for seeing
Sunsets
Beaches
Oceans
Clouds
Colors
Birds
Cats
Trees
Flowers
Butterflies
The sky
The stars
The moon
The time
Suspensory ligament of lens.
Series of fibers
connects the ciliary body of the eye with the lens,
holding it in place.
It has been said
Cry your eyes out
My eyes are for shopping
My eyes are for seeing into the soul of another
My eyes are for another seeing into my soul
Vitreous body.
clear, jelly-like substance
fills the back part of the eye.
It has been said
In the blink of an eye
My eyes range from light to dark brown
With a clearly defined black limbal ring
My eyes are for communicating
My eyes are poetry
Camilla Downs, 2024
**I mixed two prompts together. Prompt: Write a poem with lots of eyes, and this one, write about a part of the body. Any one! Explore all the things about it which you take for granted and the ways in which it brings you joy.**
Eye facts from: Hopkins Medicine
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/anatomy-of-the-eye