Aljocha Hamerlynck, Midnight Mirage : Glower Moments

A mirage is a naturally occurring optical phenomenon
in which light rays are bent to produce
a displaced image of distant objects or the sky.
The word comes to English via the French mirage,
from the Latin mirari,
meaning ’to look at, to wonder at’.
This is the same root as for ‘mirror’ and ’to admire’.

I approach and ye vanish … away