Upon Reflection

by Biscuit   Apr 1, 2006


Strolling by the river,
skimming stones in the water,
with every splash and ripple
a sunken memory surfaces.

Memories of pain,
Sorrows and regret;
Some of which I would rather forget.
A wasted life with nothing achieved;
missed opportunities and failure.

Looking in the water I see
A distorted reflection of me.

Waking from a slumber,
I look through a glass,
with a yawn and a sniff
I gaze at a familiar face.

Its a face full of wisdom,
a face with a smile;
a frown only every once a while.
A full life, brimming with happiness;
rewarding experiences and success.

Looking in the mirror I see
A reflection of clarity.

(age 16)

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  • 17 years ago

    by FlirtingWithDeath

    Wonderful poem hun, I thought it was very original =] Keep up the good work 5/5

  • 17 years ago

    by Bret Higgins

    Memories of pain,
    of sorrow and regret;
    memories I would rather forget.

    I would change this to

    Memories of pain,
    Sorrows and regret.
    Some of which I would rather forget.

    Removes word repetition and also remids us that things we regret we should remember and learn from.

    Not over-elaborate or too prosey. A good message of self awareness without saying too much.

    Nice effort.

    Bret

  • 17 years ago

    by ShhhhItsASecret©

    "a frown only every once a while."

    - I don't think that sounds quite right... maybe "once IN a while" ??

    This poem is very original and different. The only part I don't get is who you see when you look through the window... because you don't say it's a reflection of you... Anyway, you did well. 4/5. Keep up the good work!

    ~BJ~

  • 18 years ago

    by Kaylee

    Wonderful words and abeautiful vivid image. Your title was catching and felt like it really did belong in this section. It also felt deep for two words.

    I think your strongest stanza was this one:
    Its a face full of wisdom,
    a face with a smile;
    a frown only every once a while.
    A full life, brimming with happiness;
    rewarding experiences and success.

    Even though the while threw me off.

    I think our weakest one though was this one:
    Waking from a slumber,
    I look through a glass,
    with a yawn and a sniff
    I gaze at a familiar face.

    It just didn't feel right with the others. It's really good just not as powerful.

  • 18 years ago

    by Tara Kay

    Creative, imaginative too. well done
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