In the mirror of time
Our eyes meet
Beatrice peers across the expanse
of all the ages I have ever been
and the ages she is still to be

In the mirror of discovery
We connect
Questions in breathless sequence
baring life’s secrets
that had remained elusive
for too long to bear

In the mirror of knowing
We share
Our mutual essence,
our common aspiration
willed in ancient code
that binds us in communion

In the mirror of notions
We promise
To abide in turbulence,
gleam in brilliance,
rejoice for all to see
when we look again
in the mirror of time