
Taking a Glimpse
Taking a glimpse at others’ lives
they might easily appear
lit by shafts of glamorous light
adding a charm
to everything they do.
Easy then
to watch and wonder
how such beautiful simplicity
each day is wanting
from our own
meagre struggle with the years.
Of course it isn’t true.
Glancing sideways
in a glass quickly
(almost as if not to look)
reluctantly we catch
a glimmer or a sheen
on neck or back –
a patch of sunlight
every jealous
other eye confirms.
Umbrella Head