The Midnight Mirror

Day 2.

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"Midnight Mirror" is a poem that depicts the arid desert, where living and non-living things seem to secretly communicate through the source of life: water. - Mercy Cat

「真夜中の鏡」は、乾燥した砂漠を描いた詩です。そこでは、生き物と無生物が、生命の源である水を通して密かにコミュニケーションをとっているかのようです。

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The Midnight Mirror

The heart of the
Ecosystem
There is a pool of water
It appears in a barren land

It is a window
To the deep beneath、
The surface
Of the dry sand

Animals and plants
Water, sand, and moonlight
Circulate their senses
Capture their time

It is a moonlight
That provides light
From far above

The golden hour is
The deep night
Quench their thirst
Before the pool of water
Perishes

© 2026 Michie Lyne

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真夜中の鏡

生態系の中心は
水たまり
荒れ地に現れた水たまり

乾いた砂の下にある
深淵への窓

動物と植物
水と砂
そして月光
それらが感覚を巡らせ
時を刻む

月光は高く昇り
黄金の時間は
深い夜
彼らはのどの渇きを癒す
水たまりが消える前に

© 2026 Michie Lyne

Original pastel drawing on paper by Michie Lyne, depicting a watering hole in the savanna desert at midnight. It is a source of life for wild animals.

The Moonlight Mirror, pastel drawing by Michie Lyne, 2026.

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