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wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn 
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When visiting my shack, you may not notice a mirror One could, in fact, believe there are none Though, the truth is, I have mirrors everywhere The medicine cabinets’ door is an empty frame now Yet, I can see a younger man suffering from influenza His face, wan with its aches and its ague The walls too are mirrors, plain and unpainted They stay busy all day reflecting each other Reminding themselves of their place in the world Through the ash and dust on its rough granite stones I see reflected in the hearth, the sweat and the splinters The exertions of Autumn, and trees rendered, smoke And at night, or when the sky is dark, I could, if I wanted See, in the thin skin of windowpanes, a reasonable facsimile Of a man considering life without echoes |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
I knew this would not be an average "mirror" poem but always something more. |
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littlewing Member Rara Avis
since 2003-03-02
Posts 9655New York |
Disconsolate mouths sputter pyres, laden with hematic threats of arrows driven deep into the hearts of Heaven. We are our own AntiChrist. Oh, to be rid of thought, the hauntings of self-ruin. Douse my skull entombed, with melodic philosophy. White matter pulsates, volcanic. Take in hand chisel and hammer. Crack this marrow. Feed on my life. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
silently reading the write and feathered reply ..knowing that mirrors can never reveal the depth of each layered thought |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
 made me think...and all I could think was, with no mirrors how do you see progress? doesn't a mirrorless life become stagnant? *my questions are always a way to find new information, clarification or insight* "too bad ignorance isn't painful" |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Ed You made me realize just how many mirrors I have in my life, and think about living without them. Great reflective poem!  |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Amazing piece here Ed! I had to stop and pause, to think.. I see myself refelcted in my children and grandchildren.. I see myself refelected in the decor of my home..the books I read... OOOH I needed this today....thank you!!! Hugs~Nancy Something tugs at me, I've no doubt of that. |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
wranx The mirrors you speak of are the mirrors of the mind and those are the ones I always find. |
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1slick_lady Member Ascendant
since 2000-12-22
Posts 6088standing on a shadow's lace |
"And at night, or when the sky is dark, I could, if I wanted See, in the thin skin of windowpanes, a reasonable facsimile Of a man considering life without echoes " no need to say anything else |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
You M'friend are incredible.. god I love ya! you're a  Mxx |
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Greeneyes 
since 2000-09-09
Posts 9903In Your Poetic Mind |
you words and depth of words are alway stunning.... In your light I learn how to love |
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EagleScorpion Senior Member
since 2000-03-08
Posts 1644Here, Now, Forever |
there is alot in these words. alot to think about |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
You make mirrors constantly, Ed....like this one -- and what a display it shows! ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Hmmmm...let's see... or life? (It's up to you bro.) *I like the one with echoes*   |
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