The Present
Ribbons unravelled
and paper torn,
unfolding ruffles from tissue
wrapped around a velvet pouch.
Unrolling reveals
a bed of woven silk
sewn in cotton threaded pearls
on which a silver sixpence lies
enamelled, timeless
currency captured for all eternity.
Reflections swallowed
on a carousel, spinning recollections
in the blink of an eye.
