The mirror shows what only glows,
and no one knows.
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The mirror shows what only glows,
and no one knows.
It's
Risky
At my age,
To look in the mirror,
'Cos a stranger stares back.
Have the years been so unkind,
To leave my face so haggard and lined.
Sitting by her bedside
I looked at her
She looked at me
With eyes like glass
And I saw myself
Reflected back at me
In those twin mirrors
That once held souls
And I realized
I was alone
In the room.
Jeez, I'm late! And I hate being late, so my sincere apologies, must be a hormonal hibernation thing ;-)
Many a good entry here, and once again the task is very difficult! Can't you just submit crap, that would make things easier! LOL
But in the end, only one can "win", so this time I'll choose, and this despite a typo ("reveling" in line 5 should be "revealing", I gather)
*drumrolls*
Dark Muse
"Mirror, Mirror
It speaks neither
truth nor lie
but even in silence
may beguile
reveling only
what the eye desires
to see. "
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Originally Posted by DieterM
How embarrassing, and I usually proof read these like three of four times.
But thank you all the same.
Ok your next subject is comedy and tragedy
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PS Can someone tell me how this new system works for adding pics into the post? I have tried both uploading from my computer and uploading with the URL and neither one actually work.
Dark Muse I have the same problem. I cannot download pictures.
Anyway nice topic.
All plays will end. So will the one
We must commit to till it's done.
comically tragic
__________________________________________________ _________________________________
the tragic
the tacit
it's comedie tricks
with the added wick
see to fit
it lasts every bit.
☻☻ / ✞✞
Cain swiped little Abel’s leaf,
all to see the child’s beneath,
Adam grinned, boys will be boys,
even the serpent smiled.
Cain killed Abel, man to man,
coldly planned, blood on hand,
Eve screeched out the saddest noise
only the serpent smiled.
Today tragedy, tomorrow comedy
Laugh at your misfortunes
And so overcome
Masks
Those whose masks
a theatrical comedy
in enacting law
Distance themselves
from consequence
masking tragedy
12/26/2012
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
Things have been hectic here and I am sure others have been busy I will give till the end of the week for this one. So Monday I will try and judge.
Some great entries here. This was a hard one.
YesNo: Yours was certainly quite brief. I did really enjoy the way in which you left the question up to the reader, I like how this one is left open to interpretation of not knowing just how this play may end.
cacian: Quite precise with a lovely use of words. A small but well mastered poem. I quite enjoyed it.
Hawg Horse: I love the way in which you offer both sides in your poem. I like the two different perspectives provided in having both comedy and tragedy. A little bit of comedy which leads into a far greater tragedy. And I just loved the play on the last line in both stanzas.
Pendragon: I really like the sentiment behind this poem as I myself am known for finding humor in unlikely places, I agree with the idea of using comedy as a way of dealing with our tragedies. Very to the point, I enjoyed this interpretation of the subject.
And the winner is........
tailor STATELY: I really like this one. I think it really captures the minimalistic form well. It is very to the point, and every word well placed and yet it conveys a depth of meaning in such few words. A neat well-crafted poem which is quite profound. I loved the concept of this one.
Dark Muse thank you and tailor STATELY congratulations!!