A Pair of Blue Eyes

I remember seeing, somewhere in a crowd, A pair of blue and candid smiling eyes, Filled with bright light, and calm serenity, And gazing out upon the world of change With rapture, and the curiousness of life.

They shone like mirrors; and in their depths I saw Wisdom and kindness, wonder, laughter, love, As if the soul behind them pressed itself Against the sunshine of the afternoon And the warm colors of that day in spring.

I have forgotten dreams of childhood, And locked so many secrets in my heart, But always I remember how I saw Those smiling eyes, so large and luminous, That twinkled out a life like two blue stars.