Whose Face Is This?
A mirror Quatern36 total reviews
Comment from Gail Denham
Oh my that's the truth - who is that person in the mirror? I wasn't able to get my poem on this time - but the title was"Never look down in the mirror" - if you do, your whole face slides to your breastbone.
Anyway - enjoyed your poem and it is a stranger that stares at us from those mirrors.
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2019
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Oh my that's the truth - who is that person in the mirror? I wasn't able to get my poem on this time - but the title was"Never look down in the mirror" - if you do, your whole face slides to your breastbone.
Anyway - enjoyed your poem and it is a stranger that stares at us from those mirrors.
Comment Written 31-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2019
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Hi Gail. Indeed it does become a stranger in the mirror as we get older. Many thanks for sharing my Quatern.
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
I feel the same when I look in the mirror and I just about recognise myself! He he he, age is one of those factors of life we learn to live with, fine rhymes and flow here, love Dolly x
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I feel the same when I look in the mirror and I just about recognise myself! He he he, age is one of those factors of life we learn to live with, fine rhymes and flow here, love Dolly x
Comment Written 31-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2019
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I am not sure I have learned to live with THAT face I now see in the mirror. Many thanks, Dolly, for your kind praise of my Quatern.
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written poem about what we start to see if the mirror when we get on the other side of fifty. It is scary to the point where I avoid looking in the mirror when I saw my mother staring back at me, it will not be long before I see my grandmother.
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A very well-written poem about what we start to see if the mirror when we get on the other side of fifty. It is scary to the point where I avoid looking in the mirror when I saw my mother staring back at me, it will not be long before I see my grandmother.
Comment Written 31-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2019
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Yes, I think we do begin to see a parent's face in the mirror as we grow older. Many thanks for sharing my Quatern, Sandra.
Comment from Sallyo
Don't we all wonder... I sometimes see my mother or grandmother in the mirror! This is both touching and funny, because it comes to us all, if we're lucky enough to live so long! Long live our reflections, eh?
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2019
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Don't we all wonder... I sometimes see my mother or grandmother in the mirror! This is both touching and funny, because it comes to us all, if we're lucky enough to live so long! Long live our reflections, eh?
Comment Written 31-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2019
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It's true, Sallyo, that that face in the mirror sometimes looks like our parent. I see more of my mother than my father in my face. Many thanks for sharing my Quatern.
Comment from Patty Palmer
As we get older, our bodies change, but our feelings remain pretty much the same. I am 66. I look 66. My body is acting 66 but I still feel 19! Okay maybe 40. Whatever my age, I'm going down fighting!
Patty
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2019
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As we get older, our bodies change, but our feelings remain pretty much the same. I am 66. I look 66. My body is acting 66 but I still feel 19! Okay maybe 40. Whatever my age, I'm going down fighting!
Patty
Comment Written 30-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2019
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I used to think I knew what a 50 or 60-year-old looked like until I got there. I truly appreciate your sharing my Quatern, Patty.
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You're welcome
Comment from Janice Canerdy
Your skillfully-written, moving poem is one that really resonates with me.
The quatern was a good style to use for this prompt; the repeat line
reinforces the theme.
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2019
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Your skillfully-written, moving poem is one that really resonates with me.
The quatern was a good style to use for this prompt; the repeat line
reinforces the theme.
Comment Written 30-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2019
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I think I knew from the opening line that this would be a Quatern. I am so delighted you like it. Many thanks for sharing, Janice.
Comment from Kiera Haley
I really like this approach to the writing prompt. It seems very relatable, like you just put the feeling that many people have as they get older and put it into words. Most of the poem is a bit of a downer (not overly so, but slightly), which is why I like that you write about having a sincere smile because it emphasizes that growing old doesn't completely change you. You may look different, but that doesn't mean you've changed on the inside.
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2019
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I really like this approach to the writing prompt. It seems very relatable, like you just put the feeling that many people have as they get older and put it into words. Most of the poem is a bit of a downer (not overly so, but slightly), which is why I like that you write about having a sincere smile because it emphasizes that growing old doesn't completely change you. You may look different, but that doesn't mean you've changed on the inside.
Comment Written 30-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2019
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You have definitely SEEN in my poem what I hoped the reader would. Indeed, the inner person within us doesn't really change. Many thanks for sharing my Quatern, Kiera.
Comment from C. Gale Burnett
I love this contest entry! Now that I am retired, I, unfortunately, have a bit more time to really study that face I see in my mirror, and I can so relate to what you are saying.
I love your refrain of 'whose face is this I'm seeing here.'
Exceptional lines: 'Those eyes now lost in canyons deep and craggy cheeks cannot be mine' and 'Though jaw has softened into jowls.'
I use to be so vain about my looks, always trying to look pretty. But now my focus is on my smile on the outside and my spirit and heart on the inside. I enjoyed your line, 'my thin-lipped smile remains sincere.'
Great contest entry. I do wish you the very best!
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reply by the author on 31-Jul-2019
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I love this contest entry! Now that I am retired, I, unfortunately, have a bit more time to really study that face I see in my mirror, and I can so relate to what you are saying.
I love your refrain of 'whose face is this I'm seeing here.'
Exceptional lines: 'Those eyes now lost in canyons deep and craggy cheeks cannot be mine' and 'Though jaw has softened into jowls.'
I use to be so vain about my looks, always trying to look pretty. But now my focus is on my smile on the outside and my spirit and heart on the inside. I enjoyed your line, 'my thin-lipped smile remains sincere.'
Great contest entry. I do wish you the very best!
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Comment Written 30-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2019
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The first time I had this experience was the day after I retired. I had just shaved the full beard I'd worn for ten years. I was shocked! Many thanks for your kind praise of my Quatern, C. Gale.
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LOL, I can only imagine the shock during the unmasking. We are so hard on ourselves. Gravity sucks :)
Loved your poem!
Comment from Darlene Franklin
I loved this poem. I don't have a mirror in my nursing home room, and mostly I think that's a good thing.My granddaughter recently told me I looked like I was 45 (I'm 65 on Sat.). I pointed out the impossibility of a 45 yo having a 39 yo son,the age of my son.
Be good to yourself, friend. You deserve it. Great mirror poem.
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2019
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I loved this poem. I don't have a mirror in my nursing home room, and mostly I think that's a good thing.My granddaughter recently told me I looked like I was 45 (I'm 65 on Sat.). I pointed out the impossibility of a 45 yo having a 39 yo son,the age of my son.
Be good to yourself, friend. You deserve it. Great mirror poem.
Comment Written 30-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2019
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I am so delighted you love my Quatern, Darlene. Many thanks for your kind praise and keep looking so young.
Comment from Joy Graham
Hello Mystery Poet,
Oh how I can relate to this poem. I have passed 50 and am gathering up speed as I head on into 60. I hope to drag my fifties out as long as possible kicking and screaming. I once looked in the mirror and wondered how come I looked like I had been stuffed with cotton batten. Oh it was not a good moment for me and I have avoided looking in the mirror ever since. Yikes! This poem brought out a lot of scary emotions I had been avoiding for many years. It's like you know me.
Best wishes in the contest.
Joy xx
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2019
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Hello Mystery Poet,
Oh how I can relate to this poem. I have passed 50 and am gathering up speed as I head on into 60. I hope to drag my fifties out as long as possible kicking and screaming. I once looked in the mirror and wondered how come I looked like I had been stuffed with cotton batten. Oh it was not a good moment for me and I have avoided looking in the mirror ever since. Yikes! This poem brought out a lot of scary emotions I had been avoiding for many years. It's like you know me.
Best wishes in the contest.
Joy xx
Comment Written 30-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2019
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Some women and men are ageless and will look the same for decades. Others, like me, seem to change yearly. I can't remember what I looked like when I had hair. Many thanks for sharing my Quatern, Joy.
