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.

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Orpheus gasps with awe at sight of Othreis with olive eyes when she leaps and dances on delicate wings of light in shimmering field of buttercups.

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