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Villanelle

from Obsession by Alexander Dove

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When you lay your brown eyes on me,
whatever makes them shine so bright,
that's what I'd give an eye to see.

How can you glance with so much glee
upon a face so wan and white
when you lay your brown eyes on me?

If I could glimpse what seems to be
my own face through an angel's sight,
that's what I'd give an eye to see.

There is a burst of poetry
that flares out with transcendent light
when you lay your brown eyes on me,

and that bright beacon sets me free
to glimpse a garden of delight;
that's what I'd give an eye to see.

It lets me glide so easily
on wings of gladness through the night.
When you lay your brown eyes on me,
that's what I'd give an eye to see.

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from Obsession, released September 18, 2010

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Alexander Dove Chicago, Illinois

Alexander Dove is a songwriter, poet, and composer, who also plays in the traditional Celtic folk group Dòrain. Alexander Dove is used for more-or-less solo or self-directed work, regardless of genre. Published writings are under the name Alexander Dove Lempke. ... more

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