William Michaelian

Poems, Notes, and Drawings

Tag Archive for ‘Parables’

The Little Mirror

Once upon a time, there was a little mirror. I think I’ll be a lake today, he said, and began to shimmer. A big white cloud floated overhead. What have we here? the cloud said, Looking at her reflection in the bright water, I’ve never seen anything so lovely. And all at once the lake became a mirror again. It made him feel helpless, and, truth be told, a little […]

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When We Most Need Them

I once read a fairy tale, in which the villain was a terrible monster. Years later, I looked in the mirror. Then I read the fairy tale again. How beautiful, I said. June 3, 2020   When We Most Need Them We all know of ignorant, arrogant, obnoxious, destructive people. But it’s imperative we don’t pollute ourselves with negative thoughts about them — that we say, rather, “This is the […]

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