Looking out

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Sue Vincent

With half an eye to a handsome face…
Rugged, smooth or touched with grace…
Or a pretty dress I’d love to wear,
A pair of heels, a style of hair…
I’m seventeen, or twenty three…
Or would have been
Were I still there.

With jaded eye I read the news
Of wars, and ecomonic blues;
Initiatives that come too late
To halt the conflict, stop the hate;
I’ve seen it all…The cyclic fear
That dogs our footsteps every year.
I’m ninety-two…a century…
Or might have been
Or soon will be.

Eyes of a child look out of mine,
And see the lover pour the wine,
And see the hand that takes the glass
All ages as the moments pass.

Alight with laughter, washed by tears,
A childlike gaze ignores the years
And wears her heart upon her sleeve,
And still, the unrepentant Eve
Looks out upon a changing world
Through eyes of woman,
Mother, girl.

As timeless as the inner flame,
And ageless, as without a name,
It is not bound by passing years
Nor by the sorrows, joys and tears.

Eyes of child look out on life,
Infant, girl, and later, wife.
Mother, lover, sister, friend;
Turning seasons without end
That will remain alive inside,
In spite of what the wrinkles hide.

For I am all and all are me,
The who I was, and am, will be.
All occupy the inner space
Regardless of a changing face.

About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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46 Responses to Looking out

  1. Sadje says:
    October 28, 2020 at 06:18

    What a wonderful celebration of being a woman

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  2. Ritu says:
    October 28, 2020 at 08:08

    Beautiful, Sue 💜

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  3. TanGental says:
    October 28, 2020 at 08:21

    As ever your poetry abounds with wisdom and thought provoking imagery.

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  4. jenanita01 says:
    October 28, 2020 at 08:35

    Your poem describes being a woman very well, Sue… and I hope you continue to ‘be’ for a long time yet…

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  5. Goff James says:
    October 28, 2020 at 08:44

    Womanhood beautifully penned. Have a great day. Best Regards.

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  6. Dalo 2013 says:
    October 28, 2020 at 10:44

    Beautiful poem, Sue. A perfect reflection of life, and along with the perfect ending with your final stanza, I enjoyed the line “And see the hand that takes the glass ~ All ages as the moments pass…” this mix of past, present, and future ~ all a celebration intertwined with each other.

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  7. kimbladeswritingblog says:
    October 28, 2020 at 11:59

    Absolutely beautiful, Sue!

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  8. rugby843 says:
    October 28, 2020 at 13:49

    I loved this beautiful poem.

    Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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  9. Mary Smith says:
    October 28, 2020 at 14:16

    Oh, Sue, I really love this.

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  10. pensitivity101 says:
    October 28, 2020 at 14:27

    This is so brilliant Sue. I loved it.

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  11. pensitivity101 says:
    October 28, 2020 at 14:30

    Reblogged this on pensitivity101 and commented:
    Just had to share this by Sue.
    She covers the changes in years so well as we are all just variations of our original self. The last verse is brilliant.

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  12. willowdot21 says:
    October 28, 2020 at 14:42

    Wonderful Sue, it’s all there, life, love, hope a beautiful circle of life 💜

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  13. Bette A. Stevens says:
    October 28, 2020 at 17:48

    Beautiful portrait of life, Sue… ❤

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  14. Darlene says:
    October 28, 2020 at 19:21

    I just love this and it makes me think of my mother who is 92. So very real.

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  15. dgkaye says:
    October 29, 2020 at 00:37

    Gorgeous! ❤

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  16. Stine Writing says:
    October 29, 2020 at 00:49

    Fantastic writing! It is just so perfect start to finish!

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  17. Eliza Waters says:
    October 29, 2020 at 01:38

    So well done, Sue! x

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