The Handheld Mirror

Silvia Manuela
Author: Silvia Manuela
Word Count: 148
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The Handheld Mirror

Written for the Compassion group.

The Handheld Mirror belongs to the following groups:

Compassion, Courage & Friendship and The Healing Journey

curling the dry, meshed tips of fingers reduced
to the necessity of remembering
the impression of circles caressed,
the seduction and arrest,
the stupor of youth and its whirligig sheen.
of quiet moments when thoughts shared
didn’t really matter at all …
Pristine youth never looks the other way.
clever, wishful muddles and huddles seize countless candles
and the hunt for experience is fair game

An unsheltered room can not bear the blow out
of passion and vigour,
arms of exploration and destruction and entertainment
each one has a name.

And she knows all her lovers
are stationed far away,
And her friends still reach through the hollow walls,
but when she thrusts the bandit in her face
wounded by the hurtful crossing of trickish time,
she prises up the elegant handheld mirror reflecting on
the scythe cutting down a hundred dancing willow leaves
while grace abides silently

  • juice

    juice

    wow absolutely stunning…powerful…’of passion and vigour,
    arms of exploration and destruction and entertainment each one has a name’

    so cleverly written…this is a favourite…thank you for your most expression, emotive words…much appreciation to you

  • Sally Omar

    Sally Omar

    Silvia, A definite fav…this is awesome…brilliantly written…SAlly xxoo

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    clever work

  • butchart

    butchart

    wonderful thoughts about the whole process of aging.. what is truley important… what is not…........... beautifully written…............b

  • jomei249

    jomei249

    exciting reading. So colourful and melodic. I have no idea what its about really, good poetry does that to me.

  • Shylie Edwards

    Shylie Edwards

    Yes that was exciting…..more please!!!!!

  • Silvia Manuela

    Silvia Manuela

    Thankyou so much Jewels, Sally, Antanas, butchart (b), Jami and Shylie :))

  • mrscarlotta

    mrscarlotta

    Stunning piece Silvia my friend xx

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Powerful and original silvia

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