Those distant days,
In the cities of light
Where we were born,
When things were clear,
Where things were as they should be.
What a maze,
Back from here to there,
Of endless turns
With no idea
Which one is right.
We exiles in the wilderness
Give each other comfort
Shuffling tangos in the moonlight
On the crunching forest floor.
We create a moment's tenderness
To the steady beat
Of one, two three four...
Then climbing up the hillside
Through the jutting pines,
The trees welcome us,
As long as we climb
And don't complain
About the sting of winter
Or the thin and meagre air.
They're immune to such things
Being no strangers to the sadness
Of the seasons.
They know we don't belong there.
And from the hilltop
A view of hazy mountains
Dancing into vanishing.
That lost time and place
Is hidden
By things desired
And forgotten,
Bonds broken
As the world turns
And the sun sets every day
On us all.
But those distant days are there still.
Waiting for me, I know,
And for anyone who can
Defeat the years,
the fears,
the doubt
The past
The future
The now,
With a refusal to die
Far from where we belong,
Exiled and alone.
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Author:
A.F. Ferre (Pseudonym) (
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BRIAN HERE ~ Good Afternoon FRIEND ~ welcome to MPS. It is a proactive site which operates by reading & commenting on each other Poems ~ OK Love you first Poem which is an EPIC free verse poem ~ remembering the Glories of the Past ! Im old enough (36) to reminisce ~ and I was born in Liverpool City of Culture in 1983 ! In the past 20 years I have travelled far & wide - Mazes - Wilderness - Tangoes & Tenderness ~ climbing towards my Future ! BUT three years ago I met ANGELA who restored things I had dreamt about ! We have been married a week and all our futures wil be Together ~ AMEN. More Poems please ~ please visit our site thanks.
Blessings & Peace to You & Yours
Yours Brian & Angela💛💛💛
Thank you Brian and Angela for your warm welcome. I'm happy that you found something in my words which connected to your lives. Best wishes in these days of happiness to you both
Good words AF, those distant days are so special in many ways and they will always be with us.
Welcome to MPS.
Andy
thanks Andy, it's about he past present and future, wherever the lights are shining brightest, I very much like the positive joy in your work, than you, Arturo
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