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Between Me and My Mirror

quatrains Mirror, mirror, your answer please sound it with your kindest voice. I deal, dear Face, with expertise; ask, I fear you’ll not rejoice. Mirror, are there gray hairs dancing there among my blackest blacks? Face, I see your foes advancing waving little silver plaques in boldest print and voices loud: "Gray hairs never, ever quit." "Gray is stylish; gray can be proud." "Lie not, dye not, give, submit." Mirror, mirror, your answer please what are my alternatives? Face, your gray is no disease cease, desist preventatives. Glaring roots and ghastly color leave you sickened with regret Let gray come, life could be duller thank the Lord, you're not bald, yet.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 11/30/2012 7:33:00 AM
I for one have no desire to hide my gray, I feel I've earned every one of them. Besides my wife seems to like my gray. Belated congrats.
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Date: 12/13/2011 6:30:00 PM
Enjoyed reading your poem, Reason. Love the humor. Congrats on your win. Kim
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Date: 12/12/2011 8:28:00 AM
Enjoyed the humour here Reason.Congrats on your win.
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Date: 12/12/2011 8:21:00 AM
Congratulations on your win in Susan's "Silver Strands" contest Reason. Love, Carol
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Date: 12/12/2011 7:24:00 AM
LoL. Fun write and congratulations on the win.
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Date: 12/12/2011 5:47:00 AM
so true..I hear the gals [the young ones] in San Fran are purposely making their hair gray! Congrad's Light & Love
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Date: 12/11/2011 9:56:00 PM
Reason, Congratulations. Its's so fun for me to go thru the winner list now that it's posted and see who our winners are!! Your take on this theme was marvelous.
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Date: 12/11/2011 4:24:00 PM
Great poem, great humor and wit. Congratulations on your wonderful win.
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Date: 12/11/2011 2:39:00 PM
Yup. Gray hair definitely beats the alternative. Congratulations on your win Reason
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Date: 12/11/2011 1:41:00 PM
Reason congrats on your win, cleverly written..David
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Date: 12/11/2011 10:39:00 AM
Awesome-very clever and well written! A big congrats. to you :)
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