[One of the prompts at Cafe Writing's January Project gave us this quote by Marcel Marceau: "In silence and movement you can show the reflection of people" and asked us to write a poem about reflection.]
Reflection
When I looked in the mirror this morning
I saw I was very tall -- taller than usual.
I smiled and straightened my shoulders
and lifted my head a little more upright.
My strides were longer, and each footstep
felt solid where the shoes touched the floor,
and even my keys came quickly to my hand,
when I reached in my purse to fish them out.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
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2 comments:
A lovely, neat capture of the quote's essence. I particularly liked "lifted my head a little more upright." It is amazing howa reflection can be inspiring!
Lovely write!
Smiles and Light
thanks, Gemma.
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