I saw the light
and it was blinding
blinding to my eye
and then again I saw it three
in both which equal six
An image there I could not fathom
hidden in the veins
was it silver
was it dark
or was it Lucifer’s ark
Blind I remained
a few seconds more
till sight came back to me
and there I blinked
into her eyes
her smile eternity
Lucifer his light banished
his form hidden from view
for what can he
with all his beauty
offer mortal soul as me
for I am drowned
in human form
as we are all to be
except by chance
we stumble upon
a smile of eternity.
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How it is these poems arrive sometimes baffles me. Early this morning while drinking coffee in bed I read Mihai Eminescu’s poem Lucifer and those words sent my mind back to yesterday at the eye infirmary where I had to have my eyes photographed. Fully dilated, those bright lights dug deep into my skull. I saw veins and weird things for a split second or two and thought nothing of it until now except for her smile of course.