Reflection

Beyond the glare of the horizon

and the voices of the past

is the bittersweet taste of love

melting like lunar light

upon my dreary heart.

I feel the swirling of the winds

arousing in the dark

and the shadows of once was

knocking at my door.

In the reflection of my mirror

I see what i will hope to be

in another thirty years

wishing I was again me.

©SyberRose

Author's Note

thank you for reading.

Reviews

[ANTO]

Thinking of the future - dreaming of the past - no wonder this write feels so ethereal.
The past shines as we coat it with lustre each time we refer to it and the future seems dull in comparison because it is coated with the fear of uncertainity.
As if on a conveyor belt, moments pass out of the dark coming toward us - into the light and then they pass and travel further back shining with a brilliance that isn't real, reasonable or rational.
Your writing never dulls though Rose. And it always speaks to our hearts.
Never stop writing Rose.
x

[SyberRose]

Wow...I just woke up to all these wonderful reviews from you...sitting here drinking my coffee. I really appreciate them so much...thank you dear friend...xo

[Richard🖌]

Rose,

This is sheer brilliance of the kind that would turn most any poet green with envy, wishing they'd thought of it, and could have composed it even half as skillfully and beautifully as you have.

Your choices and use of word is absolutely amazing, and the emotional facets "reflecting" out from this poem's soul speaks volumes unto the mind and heart.

I feel embraced and drenched by the poignant moment your pen has brushed like unbound hues of ethereal colors throughout the mind, on into that which fate will hold.

You strip each of us to the core, our memories, our dreams, the deepest chasms of our hope, our regretful love losses … so much that lives and breathes within.

Would that I could, a 1000/100.

I read through it several times — lost in its lure — this is more than gorgeously captivating in so many ways.
How proud I am to be your fan … my deepest thanks to you for sharing, Rose! ~ Richard

[SyberRose]

Thank you again Richard...and i'm happy you enjoyed this piece...its been a while since i wrote it...so thank you for taking time to review...Rose

[John Reese]

Hello and thank you for your kind review of Autumnal.
You evoke loneliness and a tender memory of past love.
Not to mention waking up in the middle of the night feeling??
I was living in England inside my Mother; unfortunately she waited to emigrate to let me out!
She was from Kent.

[SyberRose]

Thank you for peeking in...appreciate your comments...my mother and I are from Essex...SyberRose

[Stella Armour]

we change all the time and so do our horizons....don't worry about 30 years hence Rose....

[SyberRose]

yes we do change...thank you dear for peeking in...i'm just waiting for the snow today thats predicted...Rose:)

[Soma-ko]

Time is strange, how what is will become what was, and how every second passes by without a blink of the eye. Thirty years is such a long time ahead. I wonder if that time period has any specific meaning to it?
A nice short poem of rumination over what was, and hopes of what will be. Enjoyed.

[SyberRose]

Glad you liked Soma...time flys...the older you get the faster it goes ha...thanks for peeking in...:)

[Lydia Shutter]

It does seem after a heartbreak, we morph into another being. Perhaps that is an escape mechanism meant to save our psyches! Beautifully emotive write. Lydi**

[SyberRose]

Thank you so much Lydi...i'm glad you enjoyed this piece...Rose:)

[Einstein Noodle]

i do hope it doesnt take 30 years ... whew!! i love this poem. i am put in the moment ... the now .. where pain and loss transcends both future and past .. where our awareness is piqued .. even those of us with heavy armor can not seal ourselves from those swirling winds .. really enjoyed this poem very much Syber!
E.

[SyberRose]

Thank you so much E and nice to hear from you as always...Hope your new year is a great one...Rose:)

[Cassie]

I find some sadness at the end of this and also some sought of romance, mixed emotions i would say, I enjoyed reading. Nice to read you once more. Enjoy your day

[SyberRose]

Thank you Cassie...and so nice to hear from you too...Rose:)

[Sami Khalil]

Immensely deep and full of simmering love and an aching heart...Excellent...:)............

[SyberRose]

thank you so much Sami...appreciate your comments as always...Rose:)

[Sami Khalil]

MY pleasure...Any time...:).................

[Jack...]

Wow what a thought provoking poem. This was really very well written Rose. I liked this a lot.

[SyberRose]

Thank you so much Jack...always nice hearing from you...Rose:)