Of Shop Windows

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Title:     Of Shop Windows
Author: Thomas Burke [More Titles by Burke]

Looking closely at the glass windows of my shop,
I see in them the whole of my shop reflected.
Looking at my windows closely from the street,
I see in them the life of the street reflected.
Yet if I stand away, the glass remains transparent,
And I see clearly through it to the things beyond.

If I look with close vision
Into the hearts of men,
I see my own small heart reflected.
I will try henceforth not to look at them too closely.

[The end]
Thomas Burke's poem: Of Shop Windows

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