If We Saw The World Through A Pool

If we saw the world through a pool,
What kind of things would we see?
The shimmering splendor of Earth
Trapped in a rippling scene?

Would we find the things we had lost?
Would the beauty inside return?
Would seeing the planet anew
Again start to make it turn?

When you look inside of the pool,
Who is in there staring back?
What is in you that isn't in there,
And what has he that you lack?

How would we see those around us
Who dream much like you and I?
They see themselves in reflections,
And both persons there are tied.

Would we look past the imperfections
Of the earthly half that we see?
In the wind-blown waters of pools,
Who can truly see clearly?

If we saw the world through a pool,
We would never have to look far,
And how much better would we be,
If we could see things as they are?

~Trevor Howell