Squeezed Between Our Now and Thens
can you still feel
where
we once were
and where we
have since been ..
not forgetting
of course,
all those other
places we
both somehow,
managed to
just squeeze in ..
between
the gaps that is ..
which still
exist to serve
and to separate
all of our
here and nows
from our
there and our
thens ..
I know I still do
albeit occasionally ..
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Author:
Neville (
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Here, now, there, then,.... I dunno if I coming or going. I feel like the Grand of Duke of York. 'C'mon, now' I said to him - 'up or down, you undeciding time- waster?!' lol.
I think you would probably know, or at least have a clue if you were coming
I dunno though. I met myself coming back from the shops the other day. I said to me 'you coming or going?! Eh? I'm waffling now.
Every single moment counts!!! 💜💜💜💜💜💜
Absolutely .. may your gods smile down upon you kindly .. as indeed I do LIZ 💜
Memories serve as little bits of chocolate that we take out and much on when we are hungry. Superb work.
Thanks Thomas .. very munchly appreciated sir .. Neville
Beautiful Dear Nev, such a reflective piece 🩷
I knew I could count on you Teddy .. bless you & truly sister T ❤️
Well said...a wonderful piece 🙂 All our little moments are important.
Thank you so much for making this one feel special Christina8 ... Neville
Moments treasured and held deep within the heart and mind, to last a lifetime. Beautiful my dear friend!
How very kind of you Bella .. Many huge THANK YOU's my fine literary friend .. Neville
The "here and now" are massively different from the " there and then " and that's because they are separated by lightyears of experiences. We cannot measure time as linear when one is dealing with multitudes of happenings. As life slows down, we look back and wonder how we survived the pace.
A raw question that asks if all is remembered equally by both, which it is almost impossible to be.
Your poem shows us how life's events are not always recalled similarly by the participants. A wonderful poem. - Phil A.
what an amazingly well reasoned response and how kind too .. it would be a real pleasure to meet up sometime and have a pint or two with you Phil .. until then, cheers, Neville
I like to ponder on what people write, because poetry is so succinct that it can appear to be what it isn't or something other than what's intended.
Those gaps are always filled with good, bad or indifferent times Neville.
Andy
they just can't leave those gaps alone can they .. cheers GF60 Neville
Oh how this takes me down a long loved and remembered road. Thanks N, A wonderful write. 🌹
Bless you AP .. Neville
I'm wearing that girdle of now and then. "Then" is telling me it fits perfectly, but now it's too tight.
... I say take it off, let's party .. but thank you in advance and most sincerely .. Neville
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