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Faceless Reflection

Faceless reflection once fair as a flower 
is all the eye can see
now ghostly hollow
we choked then swallowed 
the darkness we can be 

Daunted we are driven still
to find a defining face
forming familiarity’s found 
to follow humanity’s trace

Through glassy eyes of tears like rain
our character lines have faded
Let our colors emerge
from our darkest hour 
Let us not stay shaded!


Jeannie Cronin
August 31, 2020

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P.M. Richter Date: 12/2/2021 11:09:00 AM Beautiful wisdom ~ I especially loved the ending. When our character lines fade, colours emerge and from our darkest hour we can step out of the shade :) Login to Reply Jeannie Cronin Date: 12/2/2021 4:11:00 PM Thank you, I hadn’t realized the image didn’t load, probably makes more sense now. Thanks for the comment.

Daniel Turner Date: 9/1/2020 6:25:00 PM "This too shall pass," As long as this old world keeps spinning at some point the darkness will always be chased away by the light. Wonderful to see you writing again Jeannie. Login to Reply Jeannie Cronin Date: 9/2/2020 8:53:00 AM It’s hard to find inspiration amongst ashes. It’s 100 degrees, the air is thick with soot and the sky is as orange as Trumps face. Now is the time, before we suffocate, for that magnificent spirited phoenix to rise, unless of course it too has been caged like a child at the border between realities. Good to hear from you Daniel. Like the picture? I didn’t see the reflections at first but once I did, I was inspired.

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 9/1/2020 2:23:00 AM - "Let our colors emerge from our darkest hour "... this line sums up your poem - An excellent poem, Jeannie :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Jeannie Cronin Date: 9/2/2020 8:01:00 AM Thank you. I was inspired by the picture. We sometimes see reflections of ourselves in unexpected ways. Like it or not, we’re all in the picture.