Picture

(A proofreader's note regarding “illusion” and “allusion”)

Creating a thing illusory
Domain of “illusion” is;
Illusion serves deception
To senses or mind with ease.

It often will trick one's vision,
Misleading through the eyes;
Sometimes belief is target,
Beset by subtle lies.

A known and actual reference
At heart of “allusion” lies;
“Allusion” merely hints, though;
From pointing direct it shies.

Involving “alluding to something,”
“Allusion” is “playful” at root;
Unlike “illusion,” however,
Deception will never it suit.

 The “i” of illusion may grant us
A way for the memory to soar;
Illusions most often will revel
With eyes to misguide at the fore.

​