Tag Archives: artifice

Not Quite A Mirror

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Helen

Each not quite a mirror To the other See them stand Beautiful and half pre-planned Half chaos as they see A stronger mimicry Not quite a mirror but close enough If either calls the other’s bluff I wonder what we’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged art, artifice, fashion, mimicry, mirrors, narcissism | 1 Comment

Stage Mirror

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Helen

Pierrot has gone And Columbine Before her mirror Deftly draws The makeup and Such mystery That deep within Her heart she stores Her love is gone Her love is lost She cannot bear Or view the cost Pierrot has gone … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged artifice, Carnival, colubine, denial, grief, hope, lost love, Love, Mirror, Pierrot, sadness, stage mirror, tragic | Leave a comment

Trick of the Mind

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Helen

You were a trick of the mind A wolf in jester’s clothing A child within a man You were a phantom being Clothed in trickster flesh Strange skeletal span You were the opposite Of what you would portray And yet … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged artifice, choice, cruelty, dark, delusion, denial, game, Musings, Relationships, trick, truth, wink, wolf | 12 Comments

Mirror’s Face

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Helen

Perfect oval, pale Deft touches of blush and powder All the flaws are now erased Simple here, the mirror’s face Arching eyebrows peak With questions yet unasked Wisdom lost, it’s been replaced Conformity here, the mirror’s face Lips that rarely … Continue reading →