Issue 6:
Love
Paul Tylor
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Reflection
The mirror's espionage
Catches the couple coping
With life after love;
Patting their crisscrossed hair,
Untwisting his gnarled belt,
Straightening the slender sleeve
On her special dress.
Their faces are fully reflected:
Glitter bounces from her chin
And off his forehead
Against the poker-faced mirror;
Then back to the rumpled bed,
Which the reflection
Can only capture partially.
With guiltless faith
These eager lovers trusted
The discretion of the looking glass;
Allowed it to watch their naked
Secrets build-up and explode; and,
Let it listen to their muffled voices,
Whispered to an indifferent moon.
~Paul Tylor
Recently retired from a career with the National Geographic Society, Paul is the co-author of several books for bird-watchers and bird-lovers. Widely published online, he also edits Cenotaph. Email.
© 2001 by Paul Tylor. All Rights Reserved.
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This page updated April 24, 2002.