! ! ! Haunted Memories Poem by Bob Blackwell

! ! ! Haunted Memories

Rating: 2.6


Are about yesterday,
that time gone by,
memories of lovers,
broken hearts, those
rejected advances,

wrecked promises, and
pledges left undone.
Tender love lost brings
a sigh, a sob, a tear,
gloom, and unhappiness.

A sadness relived
to haunt, to upset,
with reminiscences of
stormy angry times
and tempers frayed.

Untreated wounds,
reopened give cause for
anguish, torment, pain,
nightmares return to
give us troubled nights.

Bad memories not left,
or dropped, spoil the life
that is now present,
the one we should be
living in right now.

For true life we only
feel this instant, in
a flash it moves on,
past is now history,
future only prophecy.

Each breath we take
a different moment,
each breath out a
new instant of time,
for us to experience.

So hear only present time,
each dawn’s chorus of song
greets a brand new day,
that is full of possibilities,
we see the truth of life that

yesterday’s bad memories,
have gone, so we must forgive;
forgiveness dissolves the harm,
and removes the hurt places
in our heart and feelings.


05-12-2009

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Sandra Fowler 05 December 2009

Life is an interplay of sun and shadows. Old moods do remain in the landscapes of the mind. But each dawn gives us a second chance. As someone much wiser than I am said, 'Each day is a gift, that is why they call it the present'. A touching and meaningful write. Glad to read you again. Warm wishes, Sandra

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Rani Turton 07 December 2009

Each day is different, holding onto the past doesn't help one to move forward...

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Mimi Fakhira 04 February 2010

I love this poem. Every word is so true and is written perfectly. This lifts my spirits up. Please check on some of mine: Underneath Me, Rose, Melancholy, Hidden and Fade Away. Your opinions would really make my day. Thank you! ! !

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Ritty Patnaik 20 December 2009

dear bob....a very wise write.i agree we should always live in the present, in the now time....which should be good, and not rake over what has been, which leads to futility.thanks for this truth.best wishes. ritty

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Kesav Easwaran 19 December 2009

wonderful write Bob...full of truth positivity hopes and perfect philosophy inside...beautifully composed...10 it took more than 25 clicks to get your comment box opened out...i am certainly going mad on the way the website works these days! wish you and your family a merry Xmas...thanks

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C. P. Sharma 13 December 2009

Each breath we take a different moment, each breath out a new instant of time, for us to experience. The truth of life. Each breath unfolds a new pattern and hue. CP

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Raj Nandy 10 December 2009

I LOVED THE OPTIMISTIC ENDING. THE FUTURE BRINGS NEW HOPE WITH COUNTLESS POSSIBILITIES MAKING US TO OVERCOME OUR PAST DISAPOINTMENTS; EVEN THOUGH THE MEMORIES MAY STAY! 10! -Raj

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