Here and Now for M' lady Emma

narrative verse

 

 

Here and now.

 

I know a bank beside a stream.

Whereon the shy white violets grow

An Ideal place to sit and dream.

 

At least I know it used to be

but nothing ever stays the same

The world is changing constantly.

 

You can’t return to yesterday.

Though if you try then you will find

 there is a price which you must pay.

 

If you are wise just stay away

 retain your cherished memories.

It’s very different there today.

 

I could not even find the stream.

Instead a clutch of bungalows,

 A cheap and nasty housing scheme.

 

I came away without delay.

I left as quickly as I could.

My cherished dreams in disarray.

 

I was a fool I should have known.

You can’t return to yesterday.

Far better leave the past alone.

 

Concentrate on the here and now

Where you can wield some influence

 if circumstances will allow.

 

08/08/2009

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Reviews

[D. Moore]

"I know a bank beside a stream./Whereon the shy white violets grow/An Ideal place to sit and dream./ At least I know it used to be /but nothing ever stays the same/The world is changing constantly. /You can't return to yesterday./Though if you try then you will find /there is a price which you must pay."/

The truth in just this piece here makes this poem pure greatness. However, overall I enjoyed reading this. It's great!

[Tate Morgan]

I liked this I wrote a simmilar piece called chidhood nights i think But i hope alls well i loved the piece

[Tom Benson]

Beautifully done sir. Words of wisdom, well woven into verse and it's easy to see it's the voice of experience. Have been along that road myself and in the not too distant past. Totally agree with your findings. Will find the time to come back and review more of your work.
Actually surprised I haven't seen you in that other cafe - thestarlitecafe.com Tom

[Aurora]

I really like the overall message of this poem.
The way you wrote it conveyed it perfectly, I think. The way you rhymed it, and made it flow.

I don't think you should change anything about it.