A chronicle of my life and poetic meanderings of my personal journey, joys, lows, and intermittent strife.
"Age considers; youth ventures." ~Rabindranath Tagore.I remember when, the days were young and lasted foreverI was young too, full of bright ideas and happy instancesThat was thenThat was whenI knew what each day would hold if nothing more than an adventureAnd a handful of smiles and object lesson trialsThat I could climb and traverse like the rocks in Malibu canyonI remember when love seemed like the sapphire encrusted in life’s crownI needed only to reach up and grab for itAnd grab I didHowever my hand, moist with anticipation could not grip the prizeAt least not for too longBefore it and I fell haplessly to the groundNowI lack luster and the energy that came so easily beforeI at times have trouble musteringAnd still I am the man I used to be insideStill the bright promise of something great was my vowI remember when the days were young and the sun seemed to shine foreverAnd the sky beamed eternally blueI was young too, but I am older nowSo much older nowCopyright ©2011 by j. k. Bradford, All Rights ReservedRead more: http://authspot.com/poetry/i-remember-67/#ixzz1S7ANxvcH
"Age considers; youth ventures." ~Rabindranath Tagore.
ReplyDeleteI remember when, the days were young and lasted forever
I was young too, full of bright ideas and happy instances
That was then
That was when
I knew what each day would hold if nothing more than an adventure
And a handful of smiles and object lesson trials
That I could climb and traverse like the rocks in Malibu canyon
I remember when love seemed like the sapphire encrusted in life’s crown
I needed only to reach up and grab for it
And grab I did
However my hand, moist with anticipation could not grip the prize
At least not for too long
Before it and I fell haplessly to the ground
Now
I lack luster and the energy that came so easily before
I at times have trouble mustering
And still I am the man I used to be inside
Still the bright promise of something great was my vow
I remember when the days were young and the sun seemed to shine forever
And the sky beamed eternally blue
I was young too, but I am older now
So much older now
Copyright ©2011 by j. k. Bradford, All Rights Reserved
Read more: http://authspot.com/poetry/i-remember-67/#ixzz1S7ANxvcH