Entrancing eyes of enticing beauty
Precious gift to Hellenes from Anatolian skies
As bright and sparkling as the Aegean Sea;
Such indeed are Ece's tantalizing eyes!
If the eye is truly the window of the soul
Then tarry awhile and look no further
For in her eyes is mirrored pure and whole
The loving throbbing heart of Earth's Mother!
In Ece's eyes will men in vain seek to see
The covetous minions of Lucifer's dominion
Or the glitter that promises them wanton glee:
She is the oculus that saves from perdition!

Captivating is the glance that she casts
From the heights of Athena's mystic hill
And when she smiles, she plunges the past's
Sorrows into the waters of Lethe, deep and still!
She hails from ancient timeworn Smyrna
And oft in summer morns from Mt. Pagus
Her eyes have feasted on the bustling agora
That in ruins still speaks of feats glorious
In Aeolian and Ionian halcyon days
When the gods immortal walked with mortals.
There is a beauty that with us for'er stays
As fragile as a leaf which in autumn falls.
Such is the fate of man that he is born
To behold beauteous sights only to die:
His life is like dew in the early morn
Gone as soon as the sun appears in the sky!

Elegance, finesse and charm are her flowers
Lightening life's burden; and in full blossom
They fill the garden of our minds with showers
Of mellifluous scents from God's kingdom!
Lucky are those who in Apollo's sacred groves
Have walked in Ece's blessed golden path
For in gentle eves when the moon on secret coves
Sheds a star-dusted light, her eyes seem to laugh
Like a child fresh from Heaven's pearly gate.
In one fleeting moment, in those shining eyes
We catch a glimpse of the luminous veil of Fate
In Ece's shimmering eyes, the Eyes of Paradise!

Claudio Wye

November 2000


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