Beyond The Yellow Tape

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way. - Thoreau

there is love in the breeze

along with reminiscence in the trees

happiness in the red berries of holly

lush humility in flesh's folly

yesterday is for sorrow

as tomorrow we beg and borrow

"please move along, there's nothing more here to see"

too bad we can't just let it be

i'm afraid i have to respectfully agree

Reviews

[In Em's Wonderland]

"Too bad we can't just let it be."

What a good line to wrap this piece up with...us people are always longing for answers spiked by our curiosity. Sometimes, imagination is the way to go...not getting so hung up on having to 'know' the answers to what we 'want/need' to know right then. To add, this is also a great poem about the power of mindfulness and how it's good to just take time and enjoy the smaller things in life.

[Pete]

so true what you say. we can get caught up looking in the rearview mirror too much instead of enjoying the here and now. thanks for sharing. appreciate your thoughts.

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This poem is very heavy and it really created a scene in front of my eyes, a sad scene. It's a little broken but I'm sure it will continue.
"too bad we can't just let it be
i'm afraid i have to respectfully agree" made me feel lighter somehow.

"There is more day to dawn"

[Pete]

great insight. thanks for sharing thoughts. peace.

[Chris Shaw]

Hello Pete, this little piece speaks to me about the importance of living in the now. What’s gone is gone. Better to focus on the present than living in the past. Full of wisdom, though easier said than done. Hope all is good in your world.

Chris

[Pete]

thanks for sharing chris. things are pretty good in my world, hope the same with you. spring has sprung - bike riding, long walks with milo and of course music.