A Glint From Her, Lovely, Midnight Eyes

A flicker of light from each eye Radiant blink of blue-winged firefly Blipping waves of stardust amplify Transitory illusions of grandeur apply Dark shadows with fluttering beams vie Only telepathic conduit mind's eye espies Aesthetic appeal lingering memory ties To the surreal, iris vent in cloudy skies On short, pulsing wavelengths hope relies Yet, the palling veil of dusk heavily sighs And pale, pallid lids sing a sleepy lullaby Cooling streams of air distance verifies Still reaching for lurid streams, now dry But only touching stale trail of Bottle fly My dilated pupils, welling with silted dreams, cry