you employed essential abstract, such as mind,.. also, virtual imageries: stars, river beds, starsfish, Mind,thoughts...that would gets ones eye to spot realities of life. And all of them stood out to give the poem great background and powerful theme.
Your poems sometimes seduces me. I love your style of creativity!

It seems to me short poems are greater and powerful in every sense of judgment.

Stanza 1and 2 bears a likely the same virtual image but different in one quality.Star fish refers to about 1,800 species of marine animals that are star-shaped. The common term starfish is confusing, though. Starfish aren't fish - finned, tailed animals with backbones - they are echinoderms, which are marine invertebrates. So scientists prefer to call these animals sea stars.

The last stanza got outstanding abstract image: Mind, thought...'thoughts move
mind stays still under eyelids'. This last stanza must surely put one on mental pause- mental race -to search out the stance of this line.

Mr Raj is such a splendid stylist whose work of art is not for a dullards.

Any poetry platform is my chosen genre. Thanks for the update.

Any poetry platform is my chosen genre. Thanks for the update.

an interesting play on one thing acting on another. the stars on the surface of the water. the starfish responding to the light. and the thoughts playing in the mind. with the closed eyelids it makes it seem like this is all something seen in the mind's eye and not with the actual eyes, which makes the title that much more interesting. could nucleus be the center we are all trying to get back to? the star light back to the stars, the starfish to the light, the mind to these images. this is a very fun form and Iriz is such a beautiful poet. i hope that it does become something established in the poetry corner of the world.

I got this one and I love its simplicity.