A Glass of Water

Un seul verre d’eau éclaire le monde Cocteau Behind the wedding couple, a mirror harbours their reception. Outside, from the verandah, the harbour mirrors the exception of city from sky, hills snug with houses and a glass of water standing on the railing, half empty or half full. In the failing afternoon light brightening buildings counterpoint the darkness, glinting upside- down inside the glass, and the newly-weds, seen from outside joining hand to hand for the wedding reel, glide under its meniscus, head over heels.