Mirrored

Mirrored

 

Looking down

And outwards

I can just make out

Myself 

Reflected in the

Silver bevelled edges

Of an old discarded

Mirror

A soul suspended

Somewhere 

Just inside the

Gilt chamfered frame

Where 

Fractured light

Distorted images

And memories reside ..

 

Author's Note

Reviews

[lightsong]

Or You can mirror yourself on rainbows ❤️ that's another sad one dear N, and what a scene You've painted for us to see and feel, I doubt it's your imagination but You actually had that experience. I feel inspired now reflections and mirrors :)

[Neville]

they have got the lot . and they tend to be good at keeping secrets ..... bless you dear friend :)

[mattavelli]

Hello, Neville! :)
I like this. Its provokes metaphysical thoughts.
Thanks for sharing.

[Neville]

one can beat an egg .. but one just can not beat a bit of metaphysical cognition, can one .. cheers :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Like looking at our reflection on a lake...
we can make it what we want...perfect as we'd like or as imperfect as we probably are. But in that fractured light, we can see our fractured selves.
Plath's "Mirror" indicated as much...there can be nothing wrong with the reflection, but we still don't like what we see.
Maybe we are looking inside ourselves rather than the surface...and that is what we do not like.
j.

[Neville]

.. a lot of folk do precisely as you have outlined jacob .. maybe we all do to some extent ...

thank you kindly for your detailed and very well reasoned review my friend ...

N.

[Chris Shaw]

What a fine read on a glorious morning Neville. And what a beautiful soul that is too suspended in that gilt frame. Something so visually pleasing about bevelled mirrors. Got one in my hallway. Love the light it reflects. May those memories always be happy ones. Happy for fractured light to distort images as I grow older. Makes for a far more interesting reflection. Something too about old possessions, they often are of far greater sentimental value. Well, I think so.

Chris

[Neville]

we share that same think Chris .. and whilst we are at it, I thank you for your generous & kind words of encouragement ................ N :)