Original Book Title: "Astronomy for Amateurs" by Camille Flammarion

Ephemera

Dainty flames in space sowing fine dust upon fields.

Born to die; Life only the impression upon imagination.

Dreaming in tranquility, transparent smiles announce the heart.

Happiness desired unpremeditated fills the soul with trembles.

A golden beam into the heart thrills ephemeral.

Quit the deep blue sky.

Respond to imploring succor.

Secrets invoke passage to wishes and dreams.

A wish formulated, visible will certainly be fulfilled.

Ourselves a surviving fragment of imagination.

Celestial jewel, part of Humanity, express a wish.