twin systems

i.
here is Mercury and here is Mars,
and between and around are all the tiny stars,
shining like shards of sparkling glass.

here is the moon and here is the sun,
rising and falling, falling and rising as one.

here is a gleam and here is a spark,
shining bright as dreams in your eyes, to light the dark.

ii.
here you are and here am i,
reflected in those eyes,
and walking alongside
the tide which is pulled by the moon up high,
and you're from Mercury
and i'm from Mars,
and all I see when you're with me
is stars, two shining stars,
above your smile which is straight
with upturned ends, and below
your hair which is wild but not
half as wild as your wild, wild eyes,
each of which contains a solar system,
spinning this way and that and pinning
me down to the Earth while lifting me up
to the Heavens.