Moments

Words flutter by us,

Caught in their moments,

Words sent to try us,

‘Loss’ and ‘Elopements’,

Some may inspire us,

Others may burn,

Once they decry us

They never return.

Some were left out there,

When I was young,

Caught in the frost where

My youth was undone.

Some may pass by me

More often, and then,

Echo in silence and

Drip from my pen.

Where do they float to,

That is the mystery,

Some learnt by rote to

Be writ in each history,

Others elude us but

Catch at our breath,

Slide in our coffins and

Hound us to death.

While we are ever

Living and breathing,

Some words should never

Be heard, one is ‘Leaving’,

Three words are only

Both honest and true,

Should one be left lonely,

And those, ‘I love you.’

David Lewis Paget

Reviews

[softlyfall]

You are a romantic, and a wonderful storyteller in poetry. Words do have power, both to invoke and convey, but also to deceive. "I love you", said with a lifetime, echoes forever. False words die on our ears.
You have such a wonderful flow, and the end rhymes are very satisfying. Almost ballad like.

[Pragati Chaudhary]

That's soooo sweet. In fact, I always enjoy reading your posts David..........brilliant.

[drcornelius]

I am enjoying rolling this passage around on my tongue and in my mystery places. "Some may pass by me more often and then echo in silence and drip from my pen" That is absolutely beautiful.

[minisla]

Bit of a change here I sense. Something sentimental.

[Helen Crutchett]

Truly beautifully inspiring verse. Another masterpiece from our Poet Laureate. Bravo

[A Soap Mess Stories]

A different form of writing from what I read...but still good...good job...

[Devin Gates]

Great poem here! Always like your flow.

[Einstein Noodle]

yes indeed ..i like the slightly freer form of this ..compared to your other poetry ... we have such power in words ...i think of the Biblical account of creation...God speaks...and it is so ... hasty words .. angry words ..lying words ..have an instant effect that is not forgotten by men ..maybe forgiven..but rarely forgotten ... and as you so fluidly bring your readers to a simple and eloquent truth ... love is where its at ... the final analysis strips us and accuses us of everything else i think ... but ... we shall see right?! :) i enjoyed this rather lighter presentation of deeper and meaningful truths .. nice one
E.

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree my good friend.
"Both honest and true,
Should one be left lonely,
And those, ‘I love you.’"
Your words wonderful and true. Thank you David for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote