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    The Mirror of the Soul

    Today: me, him. Him:
    - Child. Radiant child.

    Our eyes meet -
    me, him, radiant children

    joy on the spot. Now
    that he’s gone now

    that there are no more children
    neither he nor I… neither I nor he

    I'm afraid of myself
    I’m afraid for me –

    for him - of him in me !
    Now that he’s gone...
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    He noblest lives and noblest dies
    who makes and keeps his self-made laws

    Richard Francis Burton

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    I read this in a Father and Son context and found it to be really powerful Jeos and one of my favourite readings.
    Before sunlight can shine through a window, the blinds must be raised - American Proverb

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    Reminds me of a movie by Andrei Tarvosky called The Mirror
    Her hair was like a flowing cascade and her breasts were real awesome also.
    My ***** Better Have My Money by Fly Guy
    My ***** better have my money.
    Through rain, sleet, or snow,
    my ho better have my money.
    Not half, not some, but all my cash.
    Because if she don't, I'll put my foot dead in her ***.

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    Really appreciate your comments, thanks.
    This text was (is) important to me in different ways ... e.g. as regards the technical aspect was completely experimental ...!
    "We poets have to try to say things differently...!" said someone that I knew...
    He noblest lives and noblest dies
    who makes and keeps his self-made laws

    Richard Francis Burton

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    The only thing i have a problem with in this poem is the second line in S3. You really need a comma after gone and I'd prefer for the last now to be the first word of S4. Apart from that, it's etremely expressive in its sparseness.

    Live and be well - H

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    The Mirror of the Soul

    Quote Originally Posted by Hawkman View Post
    The only thing i have a problem with in this poem is the second line in S3. You really need a comma after gone and I'd prefer for the last now to be the first word of S4. Apart from that, it's etremely expressive in its sparseness.

    Live and be well - H
    Thanks for the tips...always a pleasure Hawkman.
    He noblest lives and noblest dies
    who makes and keeps his self-made laws

    Richard Francis Burton

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