Debby Weinberger 7/26/2007
i read this quote today "What you see with your eyes is never as important, as what exists out of view."
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Debby left that quote on one of my poems and it came to mind as I was writing this poem.Thanks Debby
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I look in the mirror and what do I see
Age is surely creeping up on me
I also have a vision of a past image
Of myself before life did its damage
Leaving the mirror , thoughts came to me
Are we truly like what we look at and see
Not just our image,but what we partake of
For instance do we know when we see love
I thought of what we see just with our vision
It is minute compared to what surrounds
Like the quote says, so much more abounds
A mirror is good mostly for self-interests
Yet we see family resemblances in the mirror
Giving us the impetus to know our interior
Study your eyes in a mirror, get an inner view
Startling enough to ask "is that really you"
Hopefully it will lead to changes for the better
To look away from ourselves to a world of need
Where matters of importance call for deeds
Joining with others so we can sow new seeds
etw~2007
Love Tinka
Peace,
Dan
Wonderful write Eileen.
Newfie Hugs,
Rose
George
Love,
Sage
To look away from ourselves to a world of need
Where matters of importance call for deeds
Joining with others so we can sow new seeds...
Me thinks this is the answer.
Amor
Be safe,
Karen
"Leaving the mirror , thoughts came to me
Are we truly like what we look at and see
Not just our image,but what we partake of
For instance do we know when we see love..."
This stanz reminded me of a poem I wrote, "A Hobo in the Forest"
where I ask if the poor are really poor, or are they just images for us to see..."
Love the insight here...and that never ages! :)
Love and Peace~
Kimmy~
Been away and have missed reading you.
Edwin
I try to stay away from mirrors these day days
Unless it only to shave.
But i know from whereth you cometh..
Walt
I try not to dwell on the images that those pesky glass reflections give off, huh, are they inaccurate or what. I think women wrestle so much with this because we are creatures of vanity, in the best sense ( mostly) lol, that just want to look our best. I can look at three different mirrors and get three totally different impressions!
Never mind the cleverly engineered ones in the SHOPPING MALLS eh!
Most importantly though, it is best, if we allow ourselves to be the person that the creator sees, as he looks upon the heart, not the external flesh!
then we can face the mirror in peace
Love n hugs
Ch'erie