Out of the Night

 

You’re right, of course

about everything...

and my heart

goes boom in the night.

There’s a slip in the ship

and never the twain shall meet..

Perplexed mind

underscoring

the uncertainty.

Sleepless nights and

restless days and weeks

and months and years,

and yes, even decades...

Festering fear and

harboring discord and

unfortunately,

hatred of times gone by..

Forgetting the good,

the positive,

and yes, even the growth,

that we both knew

and loved and shared

a long time ago...

Quietly, without celebration,

the past disappears

into the future of hope.

 

 

Author's Note

September 2, 2009
I love this poem...I don't know, does that seem too arrogant, pretentious, pompous?
I don't think so...what do you think?
Photo: Key West, Fla (January 2011)
allen

Reviews

[Inyourshadow]

Quietly, without celebration,
the past disappears
into the future of hope.

Love the ending and I never find it pompous to love ones own pieces not if they first came from the heart where all love is formed. Beautiful picture and matching emotional words, keep em' coming

[Judy Ponceby]

Lovely almost wistful write leading to brighter days from lessons learned. Most excellent. :)

[Coyote Poetry]

I like the photo and enjoyed the words. Old memories become like old books. We bring them when we need them. Your last lines told the real story.
"Quietly, without celebration,
the past disappears
into the future of hope."
Thank you for a excellent poem.
Coyote

[Tate Morgan]

I think it underscores mankind's own fear of time marching on.The things we place our faith in changing and becoming more unclear.The eternal thought do we dare hope?

[KimLove "The Beautiful ..]

Allen you could not possibily be arrogant or pompous. This a very beautiful poem and you have every right to love your own work. I loved it very much, especialy the last three words...future of hope. It's something I hold onto tightly.xx

[NotEasilyBroken]

Beautiful! (: Your poems always seem to capture me.

[SoulCrusader (Yas)]

I love it too, beautiful poetry :)

[Muse]

You should love this poem. :) My favorite part:


and my heart

goes boom in the night.

There’s a slip in the ship

I enjoyed very much!

[Becky C Strukamp]

Outstanding poem. I Loved it. Such warm and nuturing emotions. Excellent, just excellent!

[WindSong]

I think you should love your own work...every poet, not just you. What you put into a poem is what you get out of it. I think it is a very well written poem about how time passes so quickly by along the weathered paths of time. I love it too!

WindSong