Be kind….
…. words don’t rewind
In the dim glow of a smoky bar,
Echoes of memories drift near and far.
Notes from a piano, soft and grand,
Evoke the touch of a distant hand.
The melody weaves through the night’s embrace,
Eyes meet and part in a fleeting chase.
Lost in the shadows of time’s refrain,
Yearning to hear that song again.
“Play it, Sam, as time goes by,”
A whispered plea beneath the star-lit sky.
Through the haze of laughter and sighs,
Two lovers caught where destiny lies.
In a city where nights stretch long,
Haunted by echoes of a soulful song.
Rick and Ilsa, a timeless dance,
Bound by a fleeting, fragile chance.
As dialogues weave and memories blend,
A story of love that defies the end.
In every note and whispered prayer,
Their story lingers in the midnight air.
“Here’s looking at you, kid,” a final toast,
To the love that time tried to ghost.
Yet in each chord and silent tear,
Their song endures, forever near.
So play it again, Sam, don’t refrain,
Let the music erase the pain.
In the notes, their love is found,
A symphony of hearts unbound.
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- Comment from author about the poem: …from a famous line of a famous film… most probably misquoted by memory doesn’t always serve, so with the accompanying image…
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A fitting tribute to a movie in most of our memories... Oh Ingrid (sigh) - adolescent yearnings....
At $10 per sigh… she’dda still been well off!
Oh.........Yeh........
Of all the Poetry joints in all the sites in the world this poem had to come to this one. I'm glad it did.This a wonderful tribute to the greatest movie of all time Casablanca. I like the rhyme. Well done
Hey DW. What a glowing reception. Thanks kindly 🙏🏻
I think we toss around a yarn or two at this site more than the others at this stage. Just a thought there.
I always love Casablanca as well as Bogart and Bacall. I have seen that movie many times and it is one of my favorite love stories. It’s theme seems close to that of a tale of two cities where true love is in giving up have a relationship for someone else’s happiness.
That kinda sucks but sacrificial love is a real thing! Lad you liked this. Thanks kindly 🙏🏻
Cool words colored with love and music. That kind of life and alcohol may have a causal relationship.
Stunning insight, rin! I guess they put more value on intensity than any other factor in the relationship.
Come back Bogie all is forgiven .. they just don't make em like that anymore .. bloomin well penned again sir .. 😎👍
Bloomin’ Bogo! Films no more but some actors could still pull that off!
Some say he did not say 'Sam' in it - did he say it?
The version I have is from a patinaed memory, lol. Gotta watch it again to verify, but that could prove less romantic as I’ve been watching old films and am astonished as to how we tend to remember them as against unexpurgated celluloid evidence!
Found a short enough clip and there’s no need to quote when we got it straight from the horse’s mouth…
Love the film, and can see ol’ Humphrey and Ingrid. Also, love this poem. Well done! ❤️
Thanks Tristan 🙏🏻
You're welcome! ☺️
Bogart had some ‘Cool’ lines in that film. To go through life in a ‘Tuxedo’ and be that good .
Good Poem.
Oh yeah, true, true!
Good words arqios, I wrote about this back in August this year, the Poem is called "Here’s Looking At You."
I’ll look into that Andy, I thought I read that sometime just after you posted it.👍🏻
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