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wysiwyg--not always;-)
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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."
~*~
Debby left that quote on one of my poems and it came to mind as I was writing this poem.Thanks Debby


~*~

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



 


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 Reviews of "wysiwyg--not always;-)"
Reviewed by Mary Patterson
Reviewed on August 18, 2007
I enjoyed this poem! Well done.....M

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on August 18, 2007
Delightful offering!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by m j hollingshead
Reviewed on August 17, 2007
enjoyed the read

Reviewed by Debby Rosenberg
Reviewed on August 16, 2007
thanks Eileen, enjoyed your expression of this quote...

Reviewed by Roger Ochs
Reviewed on August 16, 2007
Your poem is (as always)a delight. Would that my mirror were the same.

Reviewed by D Johnson
Reviewed on August 16, 2007
Eileen, wonderful write, leaves lots to think about.

Peace,
Dan

Reviewed by Barbara Smith
Reviewed on August 16, 2007
Eileen, the outter person never reveals the true person living within a soul. Inner beauty is a treasure living within the heart of a person and its their property and no one can take it from them, but that treasure shines in each writing and each person you come in contact with. Reach out and give what's inside to another person and watch the seeds grow.

Reviewed by Rose Rideout
Reviewed on August 16, 2007
I've recently started looking in the mirror and I took a liking to what was looking back at me and I hope others see what I see, the inner love and smiles I have to share.
Wonderful write Eileen.
Newfie Hugs,
Rose

Reviewed by George Thompson
Reviewed on August 16, 2007
I've always heard that if you look in the mirror and don't like what you see, then others will get the same message. You must love yourself first before you can love others and help them. Exellent write!

George

Reviewed by Dawn Richerson
Reviewed on August 16, 2007
who are we really? certainly much more than we, or others, see. for now we see dimly... Dawn

Reviewed by Sage Sweetwater
Reviewed on August 15, 2007
What you see is what you get - not always;-) a universally valid prescription - we are all made as we are made - there's a special kind of light - expression becomes ingrained in the features - however - as long as the reflection remains an object to the ego, it fulfills only the ego's pride, but it will never provide joy and satisfaction that the "collective body" gives...

Love,
Sage

Reviewed by George Carroll
Reviewed on August 15, 2007
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...

Me thinks this is the answer.

Reviewed by Amor Sabor
Reviewed on August 15, 2007
I know of which you write, dear Eileen...I know it well. I now hate looking in the mirror. Aging is never easy. Beautifully written so it expresses what is important.
Amor

Reviewed by Karen Palumbo
Reviewed on August 15, 2007
When looking into a mirror we only see a shell, the beauty of the soul shines much to bright to be seen in a reflection. Great write....

Be safe,
Karen

Reviewed by Kimmy Van Kooten
Reviewed on August 15, 2007
A very intrigiuing write et~

"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~





Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan
Reviewed on August 15, 2007
wonderful intraspective write-thought provoking as well-there is much that we see as well as what others see as they look at physical selves-there is so much here well done

Reviewed by Edwin Larson
Reviewed on August 15, 2007
Insightful write Eileen. Aging is a process made easier without a mirror ;)
Been away and have missed reading you.

Edwin

Reviewed by Walt Hardester
Reviewed on August 15, 2007
Eileen,
I try to stay away from mirrors these day days
Unless it only to shave.
But i know from whereth you cometh..

Walt

Reviewed by Ch'erie de Perrot
Reviewed on August 15, 2007
Magnificent Eileen, totally!
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


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