In the Mirror… #Poetry
#Mirror
Behind the Mirror… #Poetry
MLMM ~ Wordle #227 ~ #Poetry
Oeillade, that sudden glance
across the supermarket aisle
Reminding me to buy some roses.
Disturbed by his blue eyes.
I was reminded of the beady eyed stare of a raven.
On reflection, I feel sure he was trying to be romantic.
I had my hand on a tin of treacle.
For mum, she didn’t ask for much.
I was more than willing
to put her shopping in with mine
I would accumulate the extra points.
Nearing the tills, I could hear a torrent of rain,
Hitting the large glass panels of Tesco’s windows
I had no rainwear whatsoever with me.
For a moment,
I embody the oncoming thunderstorm.
My sudden mood soon passed.
Catching my reflection in the glass
dark mirror, returning the sacred in me…
© Anita Dawes 2021
Stepping Back… #Poetry
Stepping Back
The road ahead is long, hard to walk alone
The world has eclipsed my mind
I am swallowed by darkness
The black hole reaches for me
Dragging my senses to its upside-down way of being
The mirror shows me walking away
I never see my face
The food on my plate is raw, never cooked
I am living in a nightmare
Rain runs up, the way it does when driving a car
Fascinating, but no place to live
I need to find a way out
Step back, keep stepping backwards
Until I reach the beginning
Discover that missing step…
© anita dawes 2020
Mirror… #Poetry
Image by Pixabay.com
Mirror
What do you see when you look in the mirror?
Is it the many other parts of you?
Is it the shadow of your childhood
standing behind you?
How many of those young dreams
still beat inside your heart?
Does the grey hair remind you
of the inevitable?
Old dreams become new,
you no longer look for yesterday…
©AnitaDawes
#Writephoto ~ Mirror
Thursday photo prompt: Mirror #writephoto
Image by Pixabay.com
The image shows green trees that ring a still pool. The sun shines brightly through the branches, casting a perfect reflection…and on the surface of the water, rainbows dance.
Have the spirit of the trees
Fallen in love with their image
As narcissus did long ago?
Are we beguiled by the perfect twin
Looking back from the mirror surface?
Place your hand on the cool green water
See your image distort, fragment
What effect does this have
On the still face above?
©AnitaDawes
Anita Dawes and Jaye Marie 