MIRROR TALKING
MIRRORS
"Mirrors are to see
Looking for me"
-- Chris Verdesi, age 5
Lorillard Children´s School, Bronx, N.Y.
MIRROR TALKING
Poetry by Uncle John
including
Watching The Big Sky
When I Think About You
Magical Days
All You Need Is Love
Mirror Talking
Bill Murray:
"Have you ever looked in the mirror & NOT seen yourself?
Woke up earlier slept well then sat quietly
did some stretching, used the rumble roller and thought,
"OK another great day to scrub my teeth." And, hello!
Right in the mirror not the face I know so well, but a mutt.
I really don't care that he's not a pedigree, but...he is a dog.
What did the man say, a dog has taken my place, my face place.
This dog right here."
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The Growl From The Great Beyond
Story by Bill Murray
Poetry by Uncle John
Mirror talking why the scowl
Waiting for you to howl
With help from friends for sure
Hope you find what you’re looking for
"Just walk a mile in my paws.
There's a dog in my mirror!
A real dog where my face should be and always has been.
Weird thing, he looks kind of familiar, which is no comfort at all."
It´s like Groundhog Day only with a dog
You´ll find your way with no heartache
Dogs are super instinctive like the hog
Remember the darkness always yields to the daybreak
"The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
I remember my neighbor, Dr. Gerry, a veterinarian,
Totally qualified to respond to any canine emergency.
Dr. Gerry, wearing a ´Don't Lick Me I'm Allergic´ button
Pinned to his scrubs, hands me a business card."
Your neighbor is legendary
What you need is a new way to see
Something more than veterinary
“Whatever I am” the mirror speaks to me
"Platinum Pet Premonitions. A pet psychic.
$99.99 seems reasonable for my desperate situation.
I pull up to the house & she's already waiting,
which scares me because I didn't call ahead.
She immediately asks “Is your dog living or dead?"
I answer with every dog´s name & f
ifty-five minutes latershe informs me that it´s $99.99 per minute.
What would you have said??"
Caution
No judgment here
She sees into the darkness
But sheds no light on your problem
The mirror speaks Caution
"So I turn to family, brother Brian arrives.
With him as my mirror, he looks back at me
& sees what was missing.
What I had been missing and couldn't see.
Yes, as a little kid, we had a dog named Peppy, a Border Collie,
who had one blue eye one brown eye and loved to chase cars.
Peppy was certainly peppy. She had a lot of energy!
She could play all day, with all nine of us &
still have time to work her herding skills on Fords and Chevys.
Peppy was gone. Now Brian tells me Peppy ended up happy
on a friend of my dad‘s farm somewhere in Wisconsin.
We were told she ran away or had to be put down, or something.
Whatever story was told is long-lost to memory.
They could have told us the truth.
I never got to say goodbye to Peppy. Until today.
It was Peppy I was seeing in the mirror.
After all these years, she came back to say goodbye to me...
and to let me say goodbye to her.
Maybe she liked me the best of all the kids.
W
e should never be horrified by what we see in the mirror.M
aybe never wish to be content what we see in the mirror"
Family comes through
What you are missing
Is what you can´t see
Searching for the source
Listen for the sound
One of your friends & fan Bill follow
The growl from the great beyond
When It Rains Fish
The Harmony
Poetry In Motion
The Buzz & The Butterfly
Excerpts
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THE HARMONY
She sings
“He knows every trick there is in the book
He walks away from me & stays there and looks
He grew some wildflowers & hands me a bouquet
And I tell him I´ve got to have space right away
He says the two of us should getaway for some tea
He invites me because I´m fantastic company
He promises the moon & that I´ll never get bored
I tell him right away I´ve heard it all before
He says I was made from a rib of love & look so nice
He knows my heart´s on fire when he brings me ice
He says when we come together we will both agree
A different gaze or another phrase finds the harmony
My mind is made up of changes everyday
I help him with his work & we take a break & play
He helps me put my belt on as we wrestle to the floor
It´s not the first time I been with boys like him before”
Uncle John´s Arm - Photo by Mikaela Barrett
All You Need Is Love
The stars long for darkness
In order to shine
Our souls bear light
I
lluminated through our eyes
Angel eyes
You make me come
To my senses
From a heart of love
I catch a wink from her
She says back to me with a smile
Positive and honest
A vision of love
Physical energy
Intellectual strength
Spiritual faithfulness
Emotional excitement
Friendship and support
They won´t allow bullies
To put them down
Angelic crown
Inspiration
You make me come
To my senses
Through your eyes
And smile
So pretty and fair
The glance of your soul
The movement of your hair
The love of your sibling over there
The creative feel in the air
Angel eyes
Extraordinary care
Poems of love
The way you look
I read you
In the eyes of your heart book
Makes a connection there in my mind
Gentle loving and so kind
Like a hand to a glove
All you need is love
THE BUZZ & THE BUTTERFLY
Come with me
we can make honey
Bee tells butterfly & she laughs
You've been chasing my tail all day
Follow movement with choreographs
Bee sees two butterflies
A beautiful twin for bee with interest
He notices the mirror & two are one
She winks & bee sees he is different
Bee asks can I train to fly like you
Graceful strong balanced true
Show me flowers we enjoy too
You have wings & a way about you
Hear the buzz and know who you are
Bee answers you be the butterfly star
She says stay on my radar
We will meet again near and far
WHEN I THINK ABOUT YOU
When I think about you, I think of the hot sun
Shining in the life of everyone
Called to work you're gonna make it fun
Waiting for the day to come
Maybe it's the butterfly bow in the picture
The way you wear your hair
Maybe it's the flowers on the desk
Or the way you share
A photo of you in the garden of life
Sweet smelling air
With a butterfly personality
A caterpillar made aware
When I dream about you, I dream of hot sun
Glowing in the dark for everyone
Resting or work you make it fun
Waiting for the light to come
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