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# Dancing with Narcissus
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/dancing-with-narcissus/
- Published: 2023-08-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-08-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: listen, dear friend, as I sing you a waltz I once met a man lacking failings or faults as perfect he was, as fresh dew on a leaf and no, I can't say our encounter was brief for the man, as he was, can I say it much cl...
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Short Poem, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

listen, dear friend, as I sing you a waltz  
I once met a man lacking failings or faults  
as perfect he was, as fresh dew on a leaf  
and no, I can't say our encounter was brief  
for the man, as he was, can I say it much clearer  
is staring at me when I look at the mirror