A question came to mind,
‘What is in your life?’
I thought and pondered.
The love of my life has gone,
Waiting to meet me
When I go to her,
After my journey in this time
Has ended.
So what do I have now?
I have family
Who I love,
And who love me.
I have friends
Who are there for me
As I am for them.
But for me
Just for me I do have three things.
Music will always come first,
It has been there all my life,
And my life without music
Would be non-existent.
Poetry has been with me,
With me for several years.
The idea of not writing,
Not writing every day is an anathema,
An anathema to me.
And then there is the third,
The one that still surprises me.
I enjoy it so much when I play,
When I play croquet.
So looking back on my life,
My long life,
I am happy with what has passed,
I am also happy with what I have,
My life of music, poems and croquet.
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A fine write Gold
Singing is in my life - though it's anatha-wotsit to everyone else! lol. Bit of French there?
Thanks Orchi.
No not French originally Greek then into Latin then into English.
Andy
Andy,
A great question you’ve posed in the author’s comment section.
What is in MY life?
Too many things at the moment!
Some are pleasant...
some are not;
some are complicated...
some are not;
some are painful...
some are not;
but all in all life goes on.
As my mom would say, “Hardships are like lemons; take those lemons
and make your lemonade;
let nothing go to waste!”
(A loose translation from her Italian words.)
A great choice of music to complement your poem! I enjoyed both; the read and the music. Cinema Paradiso is one of my Italian favorites.
Thank you for sharing.
Laura
Admire what your Mom would say, positive in her ways as I tend to be.
Thank you for your kind words Laura, much appreciated.
Andy
A wonderful summary of what is important in our lives and what we can take on the chin and still be happy -- your words have great power and thank you for sharing them Andy.
Thank you Fay, yes it is surprising what can make us happy.
Andy
Now abideth these three
Music ~ Poetry ~ Croquet
But the greatest of these
Will always be MUSIC ~ AMEN !
Bon Matin Notre Oncle ANDY - Thanks for sharing CHRIS BOTTI Very soothing for a confused Thursday Morning Poetrywise. Yesterday FAY was imploring some of us to embrace *FREE VERSE* as you always do ! My riposte is THE PATH NOT TAKEN (Touch of Frost !) sans Rhyme but replete with Rhythm & Reason. Perhaps a lttle too *concrete* for Fay ? Love you Poem because it assures us us tht despite great tragedy & loss - Life can *go on* positively and we still enjoy X Y & Z PLEASURES OLD & NEW ! MPS is very proactive and together with SMOKIE keeps me SANE during LOCKDOWN ! Angela sends her LOVE !
Blessings & Peace to You & Yours
Love Brian & Angela 💛💛💛💛💛
Now abideth these three
Music ~ Poetry ~ Croquet
But the greatest of these
Will always be MUSIC ~ AMEN !
Bon Matin Notre Oncle ANDY - Thanks for sharing CHRIS BOTTI Very soothing for a confused Thursday Morning Poetrywise. Yesterday FAY was imploring some of us to embrace *FREE VERSE* as you always do ! My riposte is THE PATH NOT TAKEN (Touch of Frost !) sans Rhyme but replete with Rhythm & Reason. Perhaps a lttle too *concrete* for Fay ? Love you Poem because it assures us us tht despite great tragedy & loss - Life can *go on* positively and we still enjoy X Y & Z PLEASURES OLD & NEW ! MPS is very proactive and together with SMOKIE keeps me SANE during LOCKDOWN ! Angela sends her LOVE !
Blessings & Peace to You & Yours
Love Brian & Angela 💛💛💛💛💛
A wonderful entry Andy. I'm thankful to still have Sharon in my life even though I've not seen her in 49 years. I know some don't understand why I hold on to her as I do. Even I have to wonder as to why, but I do I guess because its all I can do.
Music, poetry and croquet.
Go for it Andy!
It is always important to have things we love and treasure in our lives.
Andy
As the saying goes -
"Be content with what you have"
And if I follow as the saying says, then, I have everything, but I don't know if I can put it as poetically as have you.
Thank you Suresh, most kind.
Andy
Not everything is obvious, is it.. some things, precious as they might otherwise be... need to be looked for and sought after and cherished ... another cracker sir... N
Thank you Neville, I have been so fortunate in my life.
Andy
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