MIRROR TALKING
Volume 1
Poetry by Uncle John
In a series of four emails, Bill Murray himself tells
this story.
Uncle John´s edited version is here with his poetic comments
to Bill as he shares each part of his story.
"Hey John, thanks for Emailing."
This is an innovative creative interactive writing experiment.
Mirror Talking
The Growl From The Great Beyond
Story by Bill Murray
Poetry by Uncle John
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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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.
We should never be horrified by what we see in the mirror.
Maybe 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
Bill Murray´s movies include
Lost In Translation, Groundhog Day,
Ghostbusters, Quick Change, What About Bob? Moonrise Kingdom,
The Jungle Book, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Royal Tenenbaums,
St. Vincent, Stripes, Broken Flowers...
MIRROR TALKING
Volume 1
Poetry by Uncle John
The Growl From The Great Beyond
Magical Days
Poetry In Motion
The Harmony
Watching The Big Sky
When It Rains Fish
When I Think About You
The Buzz & The Butterfly
All You Need Is Love
Magical Days
You know it´s you
And everyone else too
That make do
Whatever it is to do
Through pain to find treasure
In the muscles you measure
You bring out the magic light as a feather
To open the day feeling better
I can see you run
Fast as a ride
Your love and your beauty
Come from inside
The way you move your fingers
When you change your hair
The way you lift your bare hands
On bars in the air
You know it´s you
Mirror inspiration roses in a miracle you
Gym and body ready in exercise
Energy endurance lifting our eyes
Poetry In Motion
When we first met you were dressed in white
I knew I found my muse when you filled my heart with light
The way you move do what you do
Stirs my spirit to create something new
Poetry in motion
Inspiration in the heart of emotion
Like waves on the ocean
Love is devotion
The three of you in white red and blue
B
rought together something newA deep connection from inside
Nourishing the heart through our eyes
There is a star on your forehead
In the mirror talking to me
I feel like a caterpillar
In butterfly company
A hundred years from when
Will you be older or younger then
I searched the world to find what's true
In the way God loves you
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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"
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Jakob
Dylan & Uncle JohnWatching The Big Sky
Destiny`s stars shine
Three cups of love sing loud
Roots hearts and wings
Shuffle under the clouds
Gabriel` the angel
Come see us awake
With Cupid`s bow & arrow
Selfie taking shape
Michael step down
From the stairway to the sky
To show us the truth in mirrors
A purpose to seek what hides
Looking in the mirror
Love to hear you talk
Echoing Good Morning
Express the way you walk
Watching the big sky
For a small sign
Real and not by design
Mirror talking with an eye
Like a paradigm
When It Rains Fish
It is Holy Week
The Great Fisher in the sky
Plays hide and seek
Sends us dinner from on high
For some it`s rain for some to wish
For some the Voice of God is thunder
In the spring when it rains fish
Just another act of Wonder
Café eyes earth rain
Sunflower in an April shower
Love is where you began
In the eyes Mother Nature in the arms of Poppa man
Exciting you are wish for a love that lasts
Enthusiastic in a world spinning time too fast
No one like you can touch my heart like you do
Make these wishes come true
Holy love mysterious love romantic & platonic love
Inspiration and influence faces and wishes
When the sky rains fish
It can grant each wish
When I Think About You
When I think about you
The way you are still with me
In my heart and spirit every day
Distance can grow affection
We choose to make our own way
The way you are so different from other
Good girls that catch my attention
The bird in the tree tells me about you
Opening my mind with relevant understanding
The way you are helps me discover
The simple things in life to enjoy
The quiet moments to respect yourself
Thinking of you my heart jumps for joy
When I think about
The way you are
You make me smile and laugh
And create another paragraph
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
All You Need Is Love
The stars long for darkness
In order to shine
Our souls bear light
Illuminated 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
Inspiration
You make me come
To my senses
Through your eyes
Friendship and support
They won´t allow bullies
To put them down
Angelic crown
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
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Preview Limited Edition Release: September, 2025
MIRROR TALKING
Volume 2
Poetry & Stories by Uncle John
The Book Of Love
Mirror Lake
Gravity
Reflections
Quasar
Window Mirror
Head Band
The Guide & Ms. Stash
Mirror Talking (to Bobby Dylan)
Talkin´Money Tree
( Lyric by Robert Hunter/ Story by Uncle John)
Red Eye To Mars (with William Shatner)
You Could Be The One
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