Echoes Seldom Lie These Days

Neville

Echoes Seldom Lie These Days

 

Hey, whoever would have

guessed ..

When I first slipped off

your dress ..

That we would still be

here together,

even after all these years ..

 

And whoever might have

thought

we would have, as much as

we have left

to play with, at the sharp end

of a very long day ..

 

They all told us not to bother

and to mostly

disbelieve each other, since

quite simply there

could not be a middle way ..

 

So the moral of this story is,

don’t believe

in anything at all, since there

are so few,

universal truths, these days ..

 

Although, there may be one

or two exceptions

for example, echoes seldom lie

and robins eggs are

almost always, some shade of blue ..

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • 2781

    Loved the flow.

    • Neville



      thank you kindly my friend πŸ™‚

    • orchidee

      Good write N,
      You know I'm gonna say this - I never got past the first verse with KP. I fainted at the removal of her dress. lol.

      • Neville


        It was probably due to the fact she caught you wearing it in the first place, well that and of course the cold air against the fur on your shoulders, back and belly that did were responsible for that particular episode of dropsy .. 🐧🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭

      • Bobby O

        Though perhaps written under guise as a cautionary tale , it didn’t fool me, the splendor of this optimistic Tome shone bright and made me glad. Plus I learned about echoes and reaffirmed my long love of Robin’s Eggs.

        • Neville



          You are far too kind sir and in turn, I thank you BIGLY & kindly and truly .. Neville

        • L. B. Mek

          so glad you're on the right side
          of that capricious echo, dear Poet
          (this, that cruelty of callous fate
          what's granted to one, is echoed
          rarely
          to those majority, who spend
          an eternity trying to remember
          'the colour of that dress'
          'from that one Time'
          when for a brief, teasing shadow
          it felt like, this moment would
          foreshadow future nights, where
          we would replay this scene
          again n again, till forevermore
          was a fact
          we had realised and cherished
          as part of life...)

          • Neville



            Wowsers Mek .. I've gone as pink as me aunt Gerties pinny πŸ™‚

            • L. B. Mek

              🀣

            • Fay Slimm.

              Long-lasting relationships deserve a tribute and this is surely one of the best penned reminders to listen to nought but the heart - --Great stuff my friend - reminds me of that long-ago song - "They tried to tell us we were too young"

              • Neville



                Bless both you and the ink you have spread upon this page dear lady Fay .. x

              • Accidental Poet

                But what of your surprise, when out from robin's egg pops Orchi in swooning song. 😁

                • Neville



                  as if that's ever gonna happen .. I dont think he gets out too often and then not much further than the end of the run attached to his hutch .. 😎🐧

                • arqios

                  P'raps echoes are reflections sounding off in our hearing.

                  • Neville



                    I never looked at it that way before .. a sound for sore eyes ......... maybe πŸ™‚

                  • Mottakeenur Rehman

                    This poem is a poignant reflection on the endurance of love and the unpredictability of life.

                    • Neville



                      You are very good at this game you know .. Thank you yet again Mott πŸ™‚

                    • MendedFences27

                      Besides the physical ties that bind there are the emotional and psychological ties as well. The fire never dies if there is fuel and an open chimney.
                      Your poem paints a picture of long-lasting love, and how rare it is in today's throw-away world. As for "echoes" and "robin's eggs" - What we say or speak is of major importance, and life has a full palette of blues. Loved this one. - Phil A.

                      • Neville



                        Yet again Phil, I am well and truly gobsmacked by the generosity you have bestowed upon my little collection of words here .. Many sincerest thanks kind sir .. Neville



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