Tierra response to "the Magic Mirror"

I really enjoyed the way that the poet explained the peice by interpreting it through her own life experiences. She saw her life story within the painting which I uderstood clearer when i actually saw the painting. The painting has many differnt colors and strokes that represnt many emotions.The painting to me reminds me of a beautiful explosion because of all of the colors spaced randomly across the canvas. However all of the colors come together to become a representation of something greater. Therefore It made perfect sense why the painting could reprent pain and her ability to go through and come out on top. The poet talked about life experiences good and bad; but at the end of it all she is reunited...transformed and transfigured. I guess after looking at the painting one could see how the end result is beautiful even with the elements that represent the hardships in ones life. As far as the physical features of the painting, it was explained very well. It's simple abstarct that you really have to use your mind to translate what it could mean. so simply she explains the painting as "oil, granular filler, glass fragments brushstroked across the canvas".