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Mirror, Mirror

some things
are too obvious
for
a
mirror
to bother with

eyelash
sliding
down my cheek
dusting
yesterday
on
withering
regret
stained
lips

here
at the
end
of
a dirt road
where
no
bell
will
chime
to
your exit.


© Gry W Christensen

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014




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Date: 7/26/2014 12:09:00 PM
Elegance in simplicity. A mighty fine write my friend!!
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Date: 7/23/2014 10:12:00 PM
Beautiful poem!
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Gry Christensen
Date: 7/24/2014 11:42:00 PM
Hello Arthur, thank you for liking it! I am looking very much forward to read your poems.
Date: 7/23/2014 4:40:00 PM
Wow, simply elegant and wonderful writing. David
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Gry Christensen
Date: 7/24/2014 11:40:00 PM
Hi David, thanks so much for you taking the the time to read and your nice comment. I'm truly grateful! This was a hard piece to write.

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