The Gilded Mirror

The Gilded Mirror


I hold my dreams inside my past
Where moonlight glows on rivers fast

And raging temples built in haste
Will dissipate, no longer chaste

O the anthems proud men froze
In gilded frames of priestly pose

Release my shackles! bound inside
My beating heart, where fears reside

At dawn the grassy pond will sing
In silent praise! My endless spring!




6/19/10
For Carolyn's contest

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 6/24/2010 2:39:00 PM
Nicely done!! Congratulations, LUv, andrea
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Date: 6/24/2010 6:11:00 AM
Congratulations James on your win in Carolyn Devonshire's contest "The Power in Your Hands". Love, Carol
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Date: 6/23/2010 1:14:00 PM
Congratulations on your success in the contest. Love, Iolanda
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Date: 6/23/2010 1:01:00 PM
Beautiful poetry James, a joy to read. Many congratulations on your win in Carolyn's fine contest >> James
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Date: 6/23/2010 12:05:00 PM
A lovely interpretation of the contest and picture. Congragulations. Love, Joyce
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Date: 6/23/2010 11:48:00 AM
beautiful rhymes...flows so easily. congrats on your success in the contest. BG
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Date: 6/23/2010 11:02:00 AM
Congratulation James, on a worthy poem success, not only in the contest, but also with it's spiritual insight into the pose of fleshly priestly, natural form. Yes, yes, release my shackles of mindly pose, and let my paranormal free of this earthy illusion. Agape, Moses
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Date: 6/23/2010 9:05:00 AM
I enjoyed your upbeat interpretation of the image, Jimbo. Congratulations on your success in the contest. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 6/20/2010 11:39:00 PM
One word Jim..excellent ,one for favourites.Rgds Brian
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Date: 6/20/2010 9:36:00 AM
Oh i really enjoyed this well done you sarah x thanks for my comments :-)
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Date: 6/19/2010 8:01:00 PM
very nice!!
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Date: 6/19/2010 7:07:00 AM
hey me? kind? what I do now??? I'm glad it had the desired affect? effect this time BIG HUG!!! (PS you are some tough competition!) Light & Love
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Date: 6/19/2010 6:40:00 AM
What a wonderful composition for the photo contest.. good luck Jimbo and it will be a hard contest to judge with so many beautiful entries.. thankxxx for your comments today and for your support of my contests also.. with luv from the "Sweetheart"
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Date: 6/19/2010 5:44:00 AM
So great poem worthy of the read...thanks for sharing....very inspiring.....^_^ v
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Date: 6/19/2010 5:35:00 AM
Great write that has that special poetic touch..One that should be in the winner's circle..Good luck..Keep the creative pen flowing..Sara
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