Standing Before the Glass

It’s Lewis Caroll’s birthday today, so it’s the perfect day to relish in a little wonder.

With a little help from Alice and the gang.

Alice wore blue and white. Not just white. She learned to appreciate wonder…past childhood.

Adulthood, gained. Innocence, intact.

🪞🎩🐱

She stands

Imbibing wonder

Silent, pensive

In its presence

Plainly calm.

🪞🎩🐱

He dances in

A hat with quick words

Scuttles around the garden,

Greets her,

Falls, and rises.

🪞🎩🐱

The mirror shows

An image

For the self

To decide.

🪞🎩🐱

Then a half-smile

Borne of adulthood

Doesn’t vanish

But stretches with age.

🪞🎩🐱

She stands

Accepting wonder

Silent, with a

Stoic smile

Of age

That knows.

🪞🎩🐱

Original poem by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin. AI tags are coincidental.

Original poem by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin. AI tags are coincidental.

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