mirror'd image
reflects all I see.
this rare beauty
granted me.

crystal reflection,
thou pool of perfection
bound am I to thee,
admiring and admired for eternity.

neither nymph nor goddess
I entrust with this heart,
be she fair of face
or immortalized in art.

in this mirror'd likeness
lies all I esteem
O vainglory!
I submit to thy dream

no Echo to sway me
from all that I cherish
I heed not her plea,
though here I perish

I gaze at myself
passing life's finest hour
and leave in my wake
one perfect flower.