Adoring Mirror Poem by Uriah Hamilton

Adoring Mirror

Rating: 5.0


The paintings in the art gallery
Remain the same
And continue to reflect
The eternal beauty
As inspiring today
As when I saw them as a child.

The ways of mirrors are not as true:
In the past a lover brushed her hair
Into the soft gaze of an adoring mirror
That seemed to love her
As much as I did,
But now the lover is gone
And only loneliness is reflected
In the same cold and unsympathetic mirror.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Tailor Bell 29 May 2008

a stark reality, Uriah, and a fine write. -Tailor

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Michael Fischer 29 May 2008

Great piece...memorable ending! -Michael

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LOVEFOOL Aka 29 May 2008

Strong words with deep feeling a fine piece of work Thanks Nik

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Bri Edwards 14 July 2018

i like it...a lot and just sent 3 comments, but they don't seem to have registered anywhere yet on PH. : ( bri ;) to MyPoemList

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bri edwards 14 July 2018

(cont.) ... (thanks, Google) : define more so Though more so spelled as two words, the one-word moreso gained ground despite the disapproval of usage authorities. More so strictly means that to a greater degree, and so refers to an adjective or adverb used earlier. bri ;) to MyPoemList

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bri edwards 14 July 2018

(cont.) .. favorite lines: Into the soft gaze of an adoring mirror That seemed to love her As much as I did & , .. only loneliness is reflected In the same cold and unsympathetic mirror. (cont.)

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bri edwards 14 July 2018

PH moved me to this page while i was away from PC. i'm glad it did. just a wild guess: (two guesses in fact) 1- you are as old as i am or more so ** [see additional comments] & 2- this poem is really about you and a lover (wife?) and she died or 'went away' some other way. (cont.)

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Joseph Daly 30 May 2008

A wonderful use of language in this Uriah. This is a beautiful, relective piece and the use of mirror and picture as metaphor is put to great use here.

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