I think I’m starting to feel a little better about this whole poetry thing. Maybe by the end of two weeks, I’ll actually enjoy it. Oh… I crack myself up.
Shall we play ‘guess my mood today‘?
reflection.
She smeared her lips with lipstick
And arranged her hair just right,
But no one would even notice.
None of it mattered tonight.
She knew this day was coming
And thought she would be ready,
But when she tried to walk away,
Her knees became unsteady.
She begged herself to be strong –
‘Do not cry. Don’t fall apart.’
She took a deep, long, healing breath
Tried to slow her racing heart.
She looked at her own face then
And smiled at what she saw.
The blue eyes staring back at her
Were not her eyes at all.
He had slowly slipped away.
She accepted he was gone.
But in the mirror on her wall,
She could see that he lived on.
‘You have your father’s eyes.’
She had heard those words for years.
Suddenly not so alone,
She wiped away her tears.
When she stepped out of the room,
A smiling girl stood before her.
She saw the very same eyes
When she lifted up her daughter.
~Writing 101 | Poetry | day 2
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So emotional! Wow!
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That’s beautiful. And I’m sorry for your loss ❤
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Thank you. ♥
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Poetry is a pain sometimes, but I as well have started to do it. So I guess we both are dealing with working with poetry 😛
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Wow. This is just heart wrenching, emotional, powerful.
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Thoughts? Yes! Many! This poem is beautiful! It flows perfectly and I love the words you used to express the pain of losing someone close to you. I reread it several times to fully absorb it. Very nice!
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Thank you so much!
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Another great post Sandra – don’t under estimate yourself! your words are beautifully written
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Thanks! I’m not even sure where this came from… Even when I started writing I wasn’t sure exactly where I was going… And then I had this.
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Yeah that’s how I was too! It’s usually how most of my posts work haha.
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Wow. It held me through all the way. Scenes flashed in front of me, while I read it. Great work.
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Thank you!
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You’re welcome
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This just sinks into my bones. Beautiful.
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Loved it.
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Excellent. Spans a range of emotions, sadness and joy – loss of a father, but having a beautiful daughter!
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A heart warming writing, great poetry.
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It’s so beautifully written that even those feelings themselves can’t avoid reaching readers heart….
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Thanks very much…
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