Mirror Image single work   poetry   "'Twenty-nine years ago; and only yesterday,'"
  • Author:agent Jan Owen http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/owen-jan
Issue Details: First known date: 1984... 1984 Mirror Image
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Two officers on opposite sides in the Hungarian Revolution encounter during a building search, and by tacit agreement back off without firing, and tell their troops no-one is there. The poem ends with an image of life's fragility.

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Dedication: For Balazs
Last amended 29 Mar 2010 16:48:03
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    Hungary,
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    Eastern Europe, Europe,
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