Faceless Reflection

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Inspired by the reflections seen in the water droplets.

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 :)

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.

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 :)

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.