Othreis With Olive Eyes

Othreis With Olive Eyes
© Surazeus
2025 11 04

Breaking free from parochial self-regard 
through calibration of disparate facts, 
Narcissus composes observant spells 
engaged in radical recombination 
which encapsulates complex postulations 
to construct hypothesis of the heart. 

Squinting his eyes with intense scrutiny, 
Narcissus tries to see beyond his face 
that shimmers on silver surface of water 
enclosing ancient darkness of the world 
so he can better perceive state of mind 
that motivates his research into fate. 

Probing secret thoughts with hard inquiry 
through progress to interrogate his motives, 
Narcissus surveys forest of tall trees 
encircling luminous pool of star eyes, 
startled at echo of his hollow voice 
that answers his words with eclectic code. 

Turning away from image of his face 
that scatters at ripples from sudden breeze, 
Narcissus searches shadows of dark woods 
till he sees young girl with long flowing hair 
who sits in cluster of gold buttercups 
while caressing petals with curious hands. 

Entranced by beauty of her alien face, 
so different from features of his own, 
Narcissus sits beside her on lush grass, 
extending hand of generous respect 
to offer apple from tree of his heart 
which glows when she smiles and accepts his gift. 

Because he is no child of destiny 
as ironic prophet of cloudy states, 
Narcissus analyzes songs of birds 
to play interpreter of whispered verse, 
so with sincere incompetence of love 
he asks Echo if she will be his wife. 

With the fruitful world whole before their eyes 
Narcissus and Echo clasp hands in trust 
and choose what path of fate they will explore 
without false Providence as faulty guide 
that could deceive their truth-perceiving eyes 
as they seek rich fruit in bountiful woods. 

Raising playful daughter of their two hearts, 
light-winged dryad Othreis with olive eyes, 
Narcissus and Echo teach her to sing 
enchanting hymns of faith to celebrate 
strange beauty of this globe that spins in space, 
whose face reflects sweet passion of their hearts.