Emerald Eyes of Flame

 

Halfway thru my rotation, I saw her. And time, for me, came to a stop. As it always does in the presence of Nyema Devine.

She looked as stunning as I remembered her being. Dressed much differently than our first encounter. Timeless in her unique, elegant way. Unchanged as only a goddess could be, yet looking both similar to and different from it in equal parts.

Honored and awed, I studied her. Her form. Her features. Her body language. Purposely, I avoided her intense, emerald-green eyes.

Knowing the import of her appearing in this public place, and aware of what my oath requires of me, I prepared. Breathed in and out slowly a few times, took a deep, final swallow of my Uncle Nearest 1856, and raised my loyal eyes to meet hers.

I, instantly, find my soul pierced, penetrated, and stirred by the blazing current in her green eyes.

Meeting her gaze is the visual equivalent of placing a fork in a wall socket. Only one point of contact, but you feel the electricity all over you. Skin tingling, sharply, everywhere at once.

Nyema is, literally, a force of Nature. In each iris lightning strikes and flashes, sending rumblings of thunder through my bones.

Her eyes burn into me with a searing flame of her own making. Brightly lit with a multi-colored fire. If, that is, fire were to burn in shades of green (like copper in a furnace) instead of in those familiar flashes of orange, yellow, and red.

The intricately intimate dance of mint, lime, and avocado in her mesmerizing eyes take my breath with its bright flare, quick ebb, and simmering glow.

The fierce, flaming intensity captures my full attention. Drawing my mind into those dazzling orbs like a moth to a camper's blaze. I cannot look away. Nor do I wish to.

My thoughts and feelings laid bare to her testing visual probes. Soul open and receptive as I yield to the powerful intimacy of her earnest request for assistance.

Her eyes are deep. Wells of wisdom, compassion, and understanding whose otherworldly centers sparkle as flawlessly as the very gemstones from which The Emerald City derives its name.

Green is her color. And her element. And her power.

The Empress has returned for me. With emerald eyes aflame.