ALAN NORDSTROM'S BLOG
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Saturday, October 12, 2013
REFLECTION
A mirror or reflecting pond gives back
An image of the object it confronts.
A mind reflecting seeks what it may lack;
No passive looking glass, it keenly hunts.
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ALAN NORDSTROM
Licensed Verse Practitioner anordstrom@rollins.edu