Poem #41: Jane Smiles

Painting of the 3 Brontë Sisters, by Branwell Brontë (L to R: Anne, Emily, Charlotte)

Jane Smiles

(Inspired by Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre)

At rest, stern, 

Strong, the squared-off jaw, set

Almost stubbornly, betrayed

Only by the softening

At the corners 

Of his mouth,

And the gentle

Brightness of his eyes

         --often darkened by 

         the onset of a storm--

Though this is how 

I think of them

         --searching, sweet--

When I think of them,

When he smiles,

And smile.

(c) 2013, by Hannah Six

Poem #41: Jane Smiles