Voices telling me what’s true,
What they think that I should do
Are like illusions passing by,
Cloud reflections dropped from sky.
Water waves are mostly smooth
And sunshine sets about to soothe
Even they when wrong feel right,
Secrets sealed in full moonlight.
Linked to K’lee and Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge with the theme “just an illusion”.

Lovely reflective post, Frank, fits the prompt perfectly.
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Thank you, Dale!
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You are truly inspired when you wrote those lines, Love It!
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Thank you!
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Lovely, both images and words. Reflections are magical. (K)
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Thank you, Kerfe!
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I love the soft reflections, Frank. Beautiful words, too.
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Thank you, Dan! The reflections surprised me when I was there. The day was so calm.
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A beautiful symmetry between pictures and poem!
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Thank you, Peter!
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I love a day when the reflection is almost as clear as the reality… it really makes you reflect on yourself too
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Thank you, Bjorn!
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The last line to this is killer.
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Thank you, Toni!
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Beautiful and lyrical. I love every line.
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Thank you, Linda!
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I especially like those “Secrets sealed in full moonlight,” Frank. Wonderful.
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Thank you, Xenia!
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Secrets and moonlight go well together.
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Thank you, Jane!
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🙂
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I love the thought behind this, and most of all I loved the soothing rhythm of rhyme. It will always be poetry to me!
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Thank you, Beverly!
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illusiond and contradictions — iked this FRANK.
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Thank you, Rob!
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Yes, look to nature for the truth.
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Thank you, Ken!
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I like the sealing barrier of the water, where illusion meets reality.
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Thank you, Jade!
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You are welcome, Frank, it’s a cool new perspective for me.
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Love that photo Frank, very inspiring. I find that listening to one’s voice is better and clearer, than minding what others have to say.
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Thank you, Grace!
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A reflective piece and you have the perfect photo to enhance your message.
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Thank you, Truedessa!
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Lovely–especially that last line!
I love your photo, too.
This week there seems to be a synchronicity thing going on with reflections among poets. 🙂
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Thank you, Merril!
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I have been thinking this week about Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now”, the lines, “Love’s illusions I recall, Life’s illusions I recall,
Your poem fits this perfectly. What do we know of love and life? Very little!
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Thank you, Mary! Yes, I remember that song.
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“Secrets sealed in full moonlight”
I especially like the oxymoron feel of this and the alliteration of “sunshine sets about to soothe”.
Beautiful and as always, the rhyme is so smooth.
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Thank you, Mish!
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GORGEOUS pictures!
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Thank you, Terre!
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you’ve done it again Frank,
Pure perfection!
what questions
perpetrate
on reflection.
Just small ripples give the illusion away, or do they bring it to our eyes with more texture? We so ofter think we know what is right, in fact it is the operational center, we seem wired to know what we know, until we are humbled…
It is better to be glib than to perceive.
But for you Frank, you prefer the lessons that crawl with gorgeous energy from any splendid corner.
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Thank you, Lona! I like you reference to being humbled. Being humbled can bring blessings.
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I love the beginning of this poem, Frank. VEry well done.
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Thank you, Robbie!
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Totem We Create
Totem We Bring
Totem Dances And
Sings Within Totem Are We
Full Moon Dreams Now
Colors
Unfold
Daylight Flows
Sings Night Dance
Smiles Frank
Cheers
to
Another
August
Sturgeon Full Moon..
Dancing With Poetry Sings
‘Stomach Flu’ Retards DAnce..:)
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Thank you, Fred!
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SMiLes Welcome
Frank!!..:)
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That’s a gorgeous landscape and perfect compliment to the words.
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Thank you, Robert!
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You’re welcome.
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