Young Girl In The Mirror
The Young Girl In The Mirror
I looked into the mirror,
A girl was standing there —
Thoughtful eyes of crystal blue,
Gold ringlets were her hair
She appeared to recognize
The woman whom she saw,
And searched my face adoringly,
Not bothered by its flaws
With expression soft and kind,
She sweetly said ‘hello’
Like reels of yellowed memories,
My own began to flow…
Just yesterday I was that girl,
With future, little past
Dreaming dreams that children do,
No thought they would not last
But time goes by us unaware,
Our many dreams get tossed —
The young girl in the mirror,
And all her dreams, were lost
When I looked twice the face I saw,
Was wisened by the years
A life well-lived beyond the girl,
Of happiness and tears
Though dreams awakened to replace
Those lost along the way,
Like the young girl in the mirror,
I still long for them today.
About this poem
Dreams and time tend to get away from us. In this poem a woman’s reflects on her life through the eyes of her younger self.
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Written on December 12, 2024
Submitted by susan.brumel on January 22, 2025
Modified by susan.brumel on January 22, 2025
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | A abcb xdcx xexe fgcg bhAh difi xjaj |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 866 |
Words | 180 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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