Dogs or ducks, strong and sensitive,

artists seek a better world.

Time's circles brush mirrored fragments.

Brave tulips.

Dark, midnight, navy sky, free of clouds

as guileless as a child. This life is mine.

Loving object of desire, your love hurts

so much. I put it far away from my heart.

Sharing our reflections

in honesty and understanding

beside the hall of art,

like mirrors from the west.