Then - Now! Poem by Valsa George
Then - Now!
Once,
I saw rainbows
across the tear washed sky,
their iridescent gleam
slanting down on the waters below,
Buds burgeoning on every branch,
Flowers opening their delicate folds,
and summer bees spiraling around
gathering nectar for frosty days.
Saw radiant smiles gleaming past
Angelic babes’ innocent face,
Men toiling from dawn to dusk
going about their lives’ odyssey,
Speeding vehicles moving down
as ants, in an unbroken chain,
Nature, posing from time to time
in silken green, amber gold
and in dazzling white
Everything fleeted past
As through the window
of a speeding train.
Neither did they linger long
nor were they daubed bright
in paints variegated
on my mind's impressionable canvas
to call them back to mind at will.
I lived my life in acute haste.
Colours, shades and myriad scenes
passed me by as common sight
But now with a heavy mist blocking out my sight
and an inexorable dark
covering me like a shroud,
plunging me, all of a sudden, into a perpetual night
where sun beams never again shall fall
I realize with a jolt, how much I have missed
and how much more I will miss!
Life is not the same always. It keeps changing. Responsibilities and burdens of life take their toll. Age keeps adding up. What was bright then is now dim. Changes nicely expressed in the beautiful poem. Thank you.
Beautiful poem. Life remind us of the beauties we missed in our life.....Each sentence beautifully portrayed..Loved reading it.
Mistakes or correction and repentance is the theme so it is a call we should not miss the beauty of the world and our own beauty lovely write
Mistakes or correction and repentance is the theme so it is a call we should not miss the beauty of the world and our own beauty lovely write
Certain things are not valued until their dearth plagues us. As always, the nature evinced in the poetry is intricate and beautiful. I like how you always associate " amber" with " gold" , and the way you began the poem.
I realize with a jolt, how much I have missed and how much more I will miss! Forget what you have missed hold fast what you have got. A beautiful poem.
Let us all try to enjoy the simple things in life. For when we do this that is when we experience true joy. The setting of the Sun, a rainbow in the sky, trees shedding their leaves, birds flying all around, waves lapping at the seashore. So many things to relax and dwell upon. Even reminiscing about the past and telling stories of events that happened that is still etched within our minds. Live the life you love, love the life you live. An excellent write.
Then -Now- a wonderful presentation of the days gone by and the present situation. That you are able to recall the old shows they are still imprinted in your mind but you feel for the freshness gone, perhaps.A FABULOUS WRITE, VALSA!
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4/17/2024 11:34:39 AM # 1.0.0.1119
a reminder to all those who haste and miss the beauties scattered around!