Unfettered.
Near as we vote it, yesterday is, in reality remote
for that time is over.
Those bent on resurrecting painful events evoke
only heartache's shadow.
Fantasy drawn in wet sand is, by tide's turning,
washed clean and swept away.
Yesteryear dreamers who weave only for ghosts
will bury the best of today.
If instead of time-veiling we allow memory into
senses of Now it freshens.
Facing tomorrows without need of phantoms we
free Self for unfettered success.
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Author:
Fay Slimm. (
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But as your other poems show - poets love the past! This poem that you wrote is already "in the past" - but we won't forget it!
The moment stays so briefly and then it is gone into a past as your perceptive comment states and which fanciful poets have ever romanticised in one way or another - glad you found the poem's meaning to be unforgettable. dear Lorna.
YESTERDAY'S GONE ~ My Friend FAY ~ TOMORROW may never be mine ~ Help me TODAY show me the WAY ~ One Step at a TIME ! My past is short (less than 35 years ~ only one third of my life DV !) but if I wallowed in its (few) sucesses ~ and drowned in its many failures ~ TODAY would be PAINFUL and TOMORROW FEARFUL ! BUT ~ your poem encourages me to encapsulate the things ~ which are BEHIND ~ and CARPE DIEM and press on the the high calling of BEING HUMAN ~ alive ~ healthy and intelligent enough to be an "proactive" member of MPS. Thanks for caring ~ Your POEM (and visual) has increased my resolve to firmly grasp (and implement) all the Opportunities that I know life will present ~ and toi increase my communications with my CAT TIGGA ! Your in appreciation ~ BRIAN
You'll live to be millions of years old, like me - DV!
Ah - an eloquent comment indeed dear Brian and full of asides on the subject of coping with being a human - - loads of thanks for this supportive and enthusiastic collection of thoughts on where our bread is best buttered. Yours in carping diem every morning with smiles and naught else - - from Fay
A fine write Fay.
Carpe-wotsit too --- wot Brian said! heehee.
Yes seizing the day and even the moment is the best way dear Orchi - - thanks for the kind comments.
Beautiful write
Thank you Tony. - The beauty of trying to live in the moment I hope was brought out in the small poem.
Yes it was very much
Lovely work - I enjoyed the read
Lovely words again Fay. If only we could do as you suggest. Sadly all too often yesterdays taint our tomorrows and our early yesterdays can have sometimes damaged us quite seriously.
Yes - - so sad and so true dear friend yet by such reminders of the power of Now we can but try to keep in mind the benefits in not letting our yesterdays control our todays - - our aims we hope will win us the peace we seek -- so pleased you found value in these poetic words. xx
'Facing tomorrows without need of phantom....'
Beautiful writing again, Fay!
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