A boy, Narcissus long ago lived in Greece <br />Perfect of body, dark hair fine as fleece <br /> <br />The face of an angel, no one could deny <br />Fair skin, large eyes as blue as the sky <br /> <br />A nymph for a mother, his father a god <br />Who ruled over all rivers, narrow 'n broad <br /> <br />Narcissus, loved by Apollo the most handsome of men <br />Would ascend Mount Olympus, to sojourn now 'n then <br /> <br />He dined with Zeus and with gods great and small <br />As demigods might at an extravagant Grand Ball <br /> <br />One day Narcissus sat in repose by a clear water pond <br />Looked down at his image and at once grew fond <br /> <br />Of the beauty neath him so at once he did fall <br />In love with himself, to the exclusion of all <br /> <br />Eyes only for self, this youth did briefly enjoy <br />But soon grew deluded and sad lonely boy <br /> <br />He faded, withered and would soon die <br />He lay on his back gazing up at the sky <br /> <br />Saw the form of Apollo looking down from above <br />A smile on his face, radiating warmth and pure love <br /> <br />Narcissus left his body, his spirit did rise, <br />No more burdened by beauty, he saw with new-eyes <br /> <br />Looked down at the earth so far below <br />Saw where he once lay, a flower did grow <br /> <br />A flower devoid of vanity, stately and sound <br />Blooming, seeding, spreading, soon to be found <br /> <br />By all who love beauty that speaks to one’s heart <br /> <br />Narcissus! <br /> <br />You're now of Earth’s landscape, no longer apart<br /><br />Ray Lucero<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/narcissus-11/
