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jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

0 posted 2004-04-17 10:13 PM

Muted Colors

Muted colors
behind veils of mist,
surrealistically I see things
not really there,
yet I wonder . . .
when the mist swirls in eddies,
has a spirit just walked pass.
Does it see me as I see it,
a muted color
sitting in the mist;
in black and white,
painted clarity,
or maybe not at all
if I keep still.

I hide behind glass
looking through a window,
touch my fingers to the pane,
see mist swirl round their tips
on the other side . . .
has a spirit reached out to me,
does it see me as just a cold,
flat piece of glass,
a mirror in which it sees itself . . .

I open the window,
the mist swirls in . . .
I feel only a sense of self,
see only mist,
my reflection looking back
from a cold,
flat piece of glass.
And I wonder . . .
which is the mirror,
and which is me.

w. james beard, jr.
(c) april 2004

ThisDiamond
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-02-22

Posts 9353
Michigan, USA

1 posted 2004-04-17 10:16 PM

Oh hey now! This is very cleverly written...liked it very much, especially the vision of the author.
Accolades,
TD

inkedgoddess
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-11-19

Posts 7392
Ohio

2 posted 2004-04-17 10:17 PM

there is no separation when you can see without and within simultaneiously
hmm...very zenlike

Suetang
Member Ascendant

since 2001-03-07

Posts 5187
Melbourne, Australia

3 posted 2004-04-17 10:45 PM

A truly stunning piece of writing with the most amazing images. Your words have given me inspiration for which I thank you.

Take care.......Sue

I am in motion
I am blue
Love is an ocean
I'm anchored in you
- Shawn Mullins

jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

4 posted 2004-04-17 11:44 PM

Thank you all for the visit, and always for the words you leave.

Jimmy

Enchantress
Member Empyrean

since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

5 posted 2004-04-18 12:13 PM

Wonderful write Jimmy!
Hugs & Smiles, Nancy~

To have lived the dream of a love so true...
is to have seen a glimpse of heaven.

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

6 posted 2004-04-18 02:26 AM

I hide behind glass
looking through a window,
touch my fingers to the pane,
see mist swirl round their tips
on the other side . . .
has a spirit reached out to me,
does it see me as just a cold,
flat piece of glass,
a mirror in which it sees itself . . .

Good stuff to ponder here James~
Seems our reflections are varied
and interspersed, projecting the dark
and light of day from either side.

muted