Miss Willow

The lake is calm. You have your looking-glass 
and see yourself amid bright cumulus. 
Your lovely locks reflect the morning's gold 
and add green hue from lime to emerald.
Obsessed with self your head is ever bowed. 
No other miss I know is quite so proud. 
Or do you focus through the watery deep
into the dark where some sad secrets sleep.  
Are your thoughts upon what you see reflect,
or do they go beyond to re-connect?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Mawdsley Avatar
September 13, 2019 at 9:36 AM
Beautiful poem!!
Hargreaves Avatar
September 16, 2019 at 2:20 PM
Hi Ruth Pleased you like this. Trees are a favourite theme for me. Regards Tony
Sharp Avatar
September 22, 2018 at 11:44 PM
Very visual, as always. The end is unexpectedly foreboding. Very artfully written.
Hargreaves Avatar
September 16, 2019 at 2:22 PM
Hello Lawrence. Thanks for your comment. Kind regards, Tony
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