Another Phantom (Thursday) Door

An opening is full of mystery–
new passages, a shifting point of view.
What lies beyond this threshold—destiny?

Whose feet have trod this path, what history
has left its imprint here, its residue?
An opening is full of mystery.

Myriad layers of peripheries
cause our vision to be displaced, confused.
What lies beyond this threshold—destiny?

We wish for knowledge, rules, simplicity,
something more than a vague amorphous clue–
an opening is full of mystery.

A mirror to affirm validity,
a way to start again, transform, renew—
what lies beyond this threshold—destiny?

A life of meaning, synchronicity–
the what the where the why the how the who–
an opening is full of mystery.
What lies beyond is waiting—what will be?

This closed off doorway to what must have once been an elegant building, the Saxony, has always seemed mysterious–particularly since it’s been ornamented with a potted tree. A little research indicates it’s been merged with a neighboring building into a larger co-op, so I guess that’s where the entrance is located now. I’ll have to go back and look for it. It seems a shame that they closed it off. Emory Roth is a well known architect and designed many residences on the Upper West Side. You can see a photo of the entire building here.

I wrote the villanelle for Ingrid’s prompt at dVerse, bending the rules a bit, as I tend to do.

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