General Poetry posted December 3, 2017


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Reflecting on life

Mirroring

by HarryT

Retired now, children grown
I can’t believe it’s me in the mirror
in our refurbished bathroom
Thinning silver hair, skin a little sallow
Once gleaming eyes no longer so bright
Lines on my face etched by some regrets
But thankful now for the soft glow of happiness

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Write a poem concerning you, or someone, and a mirror. Make it humerous or serious; make it structured or free verse, but keep it brief. Use the mirror as a metaphor in anyway you desire.
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