to magnify …
the near but hidden
by daily mundane living
those tiny universes
of grand design and beauty
reliably unfolding
echoing worlds within us
mirroring the tapestry among distant stars
to minimize …
the blown-up media
numbing our collective heart
those frozen pictures
of devastating events
black shadows of utopia
starved if all humour
mirroring only their curse
trapped in a cold jail
Related thoughts … while this happens … one of the shy visitors to my garden, a sleek young cat, ventures through my open backdoor and peeks around the door-frame to where I sit in my study. I feel the cat’s presence and involuntary face its curious eyes. The guest rushes off, and I realise it felt attacked by my direct glance, which disrupted a subtle channel of resonance between us.
… I’m reminded that, at times, it is more wholesome not to look at the other too sharply and directly, lest assault is mirrored. Instead, a gentle glance from the corner of the eye can reveal a deeper sense of intuition, finer feelings, and wisdoms long forgotten.
Course of Mirrors 