(Translation found below in notes)
Those eyes, those eyes…
Ne plus ultra …
I just knew that I'd seen them before.
Those eyes, those eyes …
stopped my mind in it's tracks … like a ship that had ran ashore.
Those eyes, those eyes …
Sui generis …
Innocent, soothing, sublime.
Those eyes, those eyes …
They startled me … that moment they first gazed into mine.
Those eyes, those eyes…
Nonpareil …
throughout thee entire world.
Those eyes, those eyes …
like the moon so bright … or a magnificent flag unfurled.
Those eyes, those eyes …
Suaviter et dulce …
The eyes of a timeless friend.
Those eyes, those eyes …
they will find my soul … oh yes, yet again.
Those eyes, those eyes …
Coelo missus …
as I'm sure that thee angels chose.
Those eyes, those eyes …
sadly missed these days … except when mine are closed.
Those eyes … they shimmer …
just as my beloved Gulf in the summertime … a brilliant, beautiful green.
Those eyes… adorned with orange flecks …
like sapphires, adrift in those waves … are truly a site to be seen.
This piece composed itself over a 7 year span and came to fruition in October-November of 2017. Trying to write about someones eyes without sounding romantic/mushy is an uphill battle indeed. Try it, I DARE you!
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Ok, here is your Latin lesson for today:
**NE PLUS ULTRA**
noun: ne plus ultra
The perfect or most extreme example of its kind; the ultimate.
"he became the ne plus ultra of bebop trombonists"
synonyms: last word, ultimate, perfect example, height, acme, zenith, epitome, quintessence.
Origin : from Latin. Literally ‘not further beyond,’ the supposed inscription on the Pillars of Hercules prohibiting passage by ships.
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**SUI GENERIS**
adjective: sui generis
Unique.
"the sui generis nature of animals"
Origin : Latin, literally ‘of its own kind.’
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**NON PARIEL**
adjective: non-pareil
Having no match or equal; unrivaled.
"he is a nonpareil storyteller"
synonyms: incomparable, matchless, unrivaled
noun: non-pareild, unparalleled, unequaled, peerless, beyond compare, second to none, unsurpassed, unbeatable, inimitable
An unrivaled or matchless person or thing.
Origin : Late Middle English: from French, from non- ‘not’ + pareil ‘equal’ (from popular Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin par ‘equal’).
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**"SUAVITER ET DULCE"**
Translated from Latin: "Gentle and sweet"
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**COELO MISSUS"**
Translated from Latin: "Heaven sent"
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Say what you will about Latin. If I had written this using the English translations instead of the Latin, it would have NEVER been as good.
