David Walker Poet Rhyme

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The Sunset Was a Mirror

The Sunset Was a Mirror
David J Walker

The sunset was a mirror
Simply reflecting the path 
Already traveled 
There was no looking back without
Looking forward 
There was no looking forward without
Seeing the past in the silhouette highlights
Of Peak-End revisions of delight 
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My Peak-End revisions of life 
Sift the shaft from the 
sugar-coated yearnings
The sweet to my vision
 the shaft to the burnings
Rearranging the rubble into 
a bright shining lie about 
Who 
	Was
		I ?
			*
Starlight
	Star bright
The first star I see in
Second sight
Becomes my guiding star
Tonight
			*
Some days I
carry the everyday weariness 
With me unwilling to lay
My burdens down for fear 
Of losing them as the 
Trophies of my dissolution

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Caren Krutsinger January 2, 2021 at 4:27 AM This poem reflects so many aspects of questioning that help me see the "everyday weariness" is a burden for you also, my friend. Happy New Year! David Walker January 2, 2021 at 5:15 AM Thank you, Caren. And happy New year to you too. Praying for a better year in 2021

Jenna Logan December 29, 2020 at 7:14 AM the 'trophies of my dissolution" how apt a phrase for those remnants from the past. I have boxes full of them. Long past time to discard them. Insightful poetry, David. David Walker January 2, 2021 at 5:17 AM Thank you, Jenna. Those burdens and dissolutions are difficult to give up, as they so often help to define us. Thank you for reading my poem.