Mirror of Currents

Floral_Narrative
2 min readNov 12, 2023

In the literary tapestry of metaphors, I once encountered a comparison that resonated like the opening line of a cherished novel, where someone likened a flowing river to a melted mirror. Picture it: a river, its currents weaving tales around stones and bends, embodying the fluidity of prose. Now, juxtapose it with a melted mirror, once rigid and structured, now transformed into a reflective canvas mirroring nature's palette.

The irony of this comparison unfolds in the dance of light on the water's surface, reminiscent of a masterfully penned description. The river, a liquid narrative, captures the essence of a well-crafted sentence, painting scenes with the hues of a sunset or the silver glow of a moonlit night. The melted mirror, now a mirror to the river's poetry, reflects the delicate intricacies of the world with an almost surreal elegance.

In this dance of reflections, the river and melted mirror share a silent dialogue. The river, with its ceaseless journey, mirrors the passage of time, much like the slow cooling of molten glass into a delicate sculpture of translucence. In this parallel existence, the river and mirror find harmony, their stories intertwined in the delicate interplay of water and reflection.

As Oscar Wilde once mused, "The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible." In this peculiar metaphor, the river and melted mirror embrace their visibility, celebrating the beauty that emerges when the ordinary metamorphoses into the extraordinary. It is a testament to the artistry of nature and the human imagination, where the river becomes a flowing narrative, and the melted mirror a liquid reflection of the world's poetic intricacies.

So, let us revel in the beauty of this comparison, where a river becomes a melted mirror, and in their mirrored dance, they create a spectacle that captivates the soul—a reflection of the enchanting alchemy that unfolds between the pages of a beloved book.

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Floral_Narrative
Floral_Narrative

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