Sunday, May 6, 2018
I Forgot!
Been a lot of forgetting going on today so it seemed only just that the prompt should be just that... I forgot. Write about something you forgot (if you can remember what is you forgot) or something you would like to forget. I was going to add more but for the life of me I forgot what I was going to say. Have fun!
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Forget Me Not
ReplyDeleteForget me not when the rooster crows
when off the lake the north wind blows
and you see the first winter snows
for I'll be there
Forget me not when you hear a song
and know I'd be singing along
probably getting the words all wrong
for I'll be there
Forget me not when birds sing
to welcome a new birth of spring
a wave of nostalgia it will bring
for I'll be there
Forget me not when the leaves will fall
it is then most of all
you might hear the night bird call
for I'll be there
Forget me not when the sun smiles down
brightens the earth all around
take a moment to let life astound
for I'll be there
Forget me not when you can no longer see
or touch or hear or find me
in your heart search for me
for I'll be there
Totally AWESOME!!! This is some great work! I am really impressed...um I guess you can tell that I loved it! The rhymes were terrific and the meter was perfect. Read well aloud!
Deletei wont forget bonita - love and peace - paul.
DeleteBeautiful poem, wonderful sentiment, and most worthy of sharing! Thanks! A real keeper.
DeleteNicely done, and well written. It's reminiscent of the poems we read as children. I almost wish you'd do another humorous version though, about the things that will remind people of you.
DeleteI really love this poem, Bonnie. It really read well aloud. It sounded very professional.
DeleteDid I forget to say
ReplyDeletethat I love you today?
the spell of oracle brilliance
is upon my soulful being
I delight in the presence
of your amazing energy
that flows simply and pleasantly
through your life veins
I did not forget the rainbows
that you sang to me
when first we met
you wrapped me in your fire
while burning desire crept softly
intoxicating the life forms around you
I could never forget how you peered
into the darkness, finding centuries
of coupleness and light
you did not take flight
for in your youth
you feared nothing
and everything was yours
to grasp...
Did I forget to say
that I love you today?
no, not while the sun
still rises in the sky
old age disguises youth
but does not change the heart
take part in the holiness
and join a union of bliss
wow! this is beautiful! softly gentle and flows like a river
DeleteThanks, Bonnie. I thought it was a bit jerky in a couple of places but, I'm too sick to worry about it. Maybe I will fix the last line someday...
Deletenothing wrong with the last line wolfie. e - mail me. haven't heard from you in ages - love and peace - paul.
DeleteHow lovely and impressive is this|!! True that! Old age disguises outh, what an amazing line!
DeleteBeautiful. Brought tears to my eyes.
DeleteThese are truly beautiful words and thoughts, I'm humbled...
DeleteForget
ReplyDeleteI sometimes can't seem to...
What was I trying to tell you?
My thoughts kind of drift away
Now what was that I wanted to say?
My attention gets divided
My thoughts are undecided
there's something that I can't seem to hold
I feel like I missed it and it won't get told
elusive butterfly's that hover just out of range
Are a part of my life that I'm unable to change
I try very hard to gather my thoughts
But they ricochet around like misplaced shots
Chaos reigns supreme in my fading mind
I'm losing my focus; it's like slowly going blind
Please, don't interrupt me while I try to explain
What I'm searching for in this murky old brain
I say this to you in all sincerity
That I wish to have a minute of clarity
A time in my life that I don't have to regret
The certainty of resolve that I didn't forget
Anyway, I wanted to tell you... oh well... a...
Well, it must not have been important...
I'll think of it later...
lmbo! yep! I can relate to this one all too well! you did a good job!
Deleteyou ever do the going upstairs and then can't remember why you went up there thing paul? i'm good at that - love and peace - paul.
DeleteYes indeed! I certainly can relate. Good one.
DeleteLOL. Nicely done all around, both subject and poetry. Love it.
DeleteGreat job! I got a real chuckle out of this poem! I can't even pick a favorite line...I loved them all...hahaha
Deletephew! made it. i nearly forgot ha ha.
ReplyDeleteWHAT I FORGOT TO FORGET
" if life seems jolly rotten, there's something you've forgotten and that's to smile and dance and sing " - eric idle - monty python's life of brian.
forgot my glasses were on my head
forgot to go to bed
forgot to eat when i was on the road
carrying too heavy a load
trying to forget about my dead pet.......can't do that yet
forgot the meaning of life
thought it was all trouble and stryfe
most of it is, but not all
just need someone to make you stand tall
i drink to forget, but i've forgotten what it was
think it was ladies brown eyes
and silky smooth thighs
many forgotten things in lost draws
and sometimes forget about certain laws
i have to forget, just interlace.....because.
this is wonderful! beautifully written and a lovely read
Deletethank you bonita. this poem was threatened with burning before i got in to it. it behaved itself when it saw the match ha ha - love and eeerrrr i forget - paul.
DeleteI love it! You did a really good job on this one! I really enjoyed reading it!
DeleteAnother good one, and very poignant. here is a lovely feel to this one.
DeleteNice job. I like the way it bends and turns as the poem progresses.
DeleteSome great rhymes, Paul! I enjoyed this one immensely!
Deletethanks wolfie. i got it together in the end - forgetful puppy - paul.
Deletethanks tash. tried to make it go from silly to serious, then back to silly - love and lost glasses - paul.
Deletebit of a rollercoaster vic. a 4 am, fell asleep and dribbled on it in the middle type of poem - love and peace - paul.
DeleteWhat I forgot... in my life
ReplyDeletewas to tell everyone I know
"I love you" every day.
something we all forget. always think we have time... or they know... good write!!
DeleteYes, Mike, this is a lovely poem! I love you, too! Great take on the prompt!
DeleteYes, so very important, and a nice way to say it.
DeleteYes, we need to do that. Thanks for the reminder. And nice to see you out here. Yet another family member.
DeleteShort and sweet, Mike! I enjoyed it a lot! It really is so important to say I love you and mean it. Welcome to the club, I hope to see more of your poetry. I tested the water and wrote a poem one day for Linda and now I really enjoy it.
DeleteThe winds of time have blown away
ReplyDeletethe memories of yesterday—not all,
of course, some do remain
and others surface once again.
Those memories that disappeared
became what I forgot yet not
completely. They arise
at unexpected times, surprise!
in unexpected ways. Recalled
by happenstance or chance
they visit as it were politely
hat in hand to say
we understand that all
Is part of the art of now
recalled fo pleasure or
by pain. I certainly cannot
explain the how or why
but only say welcome old friends
it's good to know some things do last
old ways can still be trod,
and there is still an open door
once more that leads me down
that memory lane to view
and visit them anew.
yes i love those unexpected memories that return with a song or a scent of a sound... good write!!
DeleteThis could almost be a part of your next poem. (I read backwards when commenting). Very nicely put. And yes, I have experienced memories do pop up at unexpected times.
DeleteLoving the internal rhyme and the nice even flow of this unique poem!! Good job!!
DeleteI am very impressed by this lovely poem, Tasha. Good job
Deletememory lane can be a dangerous place tash. getting mugged by forgotten memories and such. tread carefully - love and lanes - paul.
DeleteThis is a fun one to read aloud.
ReplyDeleteMemories
ReplyDeleteI have known them to rise
at the tip of a instant
that becomes a hook
baited with a thought.
The memory
rises to the surface
laughing and splashing
in the sunlight of now.
Only to sink back
to swim away
into the depths of then
perhaps to return or not, again.
nice!! well said
DeleteVery good metaphor for memory. And yes, I can relate. Nicely done.
DeleteI like it!! I especially like the line "in the sunlight of now"...
DeleteI hear all the poems aloud, Tasha. Linda reads them to me. I get more out of them that way. I don't know why. I did enjoy this poem.
Deletecareful tash. some of those hooks are barbed - forgotten to remember - paul.
DeleteAnd here's another, inspired by this nice prompt, many thanks Bonnie.
ReplyDeleteBehind the wheel,
ReplyDeleteeighty miles per hour,
road eternal before
my glazed eyes,
I write a poem
in my head. Brilliant,
incisive, literate,
prize-winning.
Words flow as I
wish I had paper.
At home I take up pen,
(well, Notepad)
poised to download
my masterpiece from
memory to paper.
What was that
line that worked out
so well, flowed with ease,
that word that pulled it all
together?
Hell, what was it
about, the subject?
Blank page, blank mind, small hole
where a poem
once existed.
!!! I can sure relate with this poem !!!
DeleteHmmmmm, I guess everyone has that problem. I can lay in bed and compose a beautiful poem only to get up to jot it down and find that it is lost to me forever...
Deleteonce wrote a poem in my own blood before i forgot it, 'cos i didn't have a pencil, but that's just me. not recommended writing practice - love and peace - paul.
DeleteYES!!! Very well put and an experience I certainly can relate to.
Deleteomg! first this is a great write! 2nd I have been there done that and know the horrible feeling of losing a great poem.
ReplyDeletejust got time to get one more in, under the wire. haven't been able to make the library for a couple of days. ( achilles tendon problems )
ReplyDeleteTOO MUCH THINKING ABOUT MIGHT HAVE BEEN'S ( insomnia 7 )
she might have......i'll never know
and where did she go?
we might have had babies
but now more likely i'll get rabies
maybe i might find a woman who is a real lady
and we can live happily ever after
but that only happens in fairy tales
and the rom/com's we pay to see
as you get older people seem to get dafter and dafter
only thing that puts me to sleep is the song of forgotten whales
gotta get outta this bed
but it's so tempting to remain
and gradually go insane
when i leave it everything makes me see red.
(Sigh) Sadness seems to be a song in your heart. You sing it well. (sigh)
Deletethanks for commenting tash. no one else bothered. don't know why i bother sometimes - love and hugs - paul.
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