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Poems with Fables in Prose

By Frederic Herbert Trench

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5: THINE EYES IN MINE EYES

Thine eyes in mine eyes
Swift though the flame dies
Each to each, mirror-wise,
Open infinities.
Freely without end
Light may the soul spend.
Rings of the pool blend;
So thou and I, friend.